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Unread 08/08/2012, 07:27 AM   #126
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I though the snakehead was a fresh water fish? But I agree both are a mess.
They are....it was a joke.


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Unread 08/08/2012, 07:30 AM   #127
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Ceviche....
Lionfish Taco's
Cedar Plank Lion
Panko crusted lion medallions with a lemon/tarragon aioli
Fried Lion w/grits
Lionfish lo-mein
Lion stuffed with andoullie and smoked provolone

I'm gettin hungry....


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Unread 08/08/2012, 07:39 AM   #128
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safe eats?

There are some reports of ciguatera in Lionfish ...around Caribbean / St John USVI.

I'd treat them like barracuda and only eat the smaller ones.

And if your arm goes numb after eating it ...throw it up quick


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Unread 08/08/2012, 07:44 AM   #129
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Found this on CNN.com this morning talking about eating options for lionfish.
http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2012/08/07/...ing/?hpt=hp_c2


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Unread 08/08/2012, 12:40 PM   #130
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There are some reports of ciguatera in Lionfish ...around Caribbean / St John USVI.

I'd treat them like barracuda and only eat the smaller ones.

And if your arm goes numb after eating it ...throw it up quick
Ciguatera is a potential issue with any predatory fish species, including the commercially popular groupers and snappers. As it is also typically locale specific, knowing the reef the fish came from is important in order to avoid it. Homebody sorts of fish like groupers and lionfish would be very low risk from a reef known not to have ciguatera, while species that are known for occasionally wandering far from home, such as Barracuda, are much higher risk even on a known safe reef.


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Unread 08/14/2012, 08:32 PM   #131
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They're taking over the Gulf as well. A guy here who does rig dives sees them everywhere in abundance now.

We should start a rumor that they are a potent aphrodesiac. That might do the trick.


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Unread 08/29/2012, 04:18 PM   #132
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i shouldn't read posts like this - now i'm hungry and i want a vacation


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Unread 08/29/2012, 10:17 PM   #133
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My lfs just got in a 16" one from our local reefs. They said I can have it for dinner if no one takes it


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Unread 08/29/2012, 11:38 PM   #134
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Hi all,
Even here in Fiji we have heard that the lionfish are now an invasive species in the US Gulf / Carribean areas,
The speculation was that it was released by aquarists, but a marine biologist I know said it was more likely that the fry came in ships ballast water as they are too numerous and wide spread for intentional or accidental release.

To bad as they really have no natural predators in the Atlantic Gulf area, and I think they will eliminate any fish species they can swallow, and the Atlantic species would have no defence.


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Unread 08/30/2012, 06:17 AM   #135
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They started out as very few and very localized. It took a few years before the spread just all of suddenly became explosive. There have also been genetic analysis done that show all these lionfish started out from all of 6 parents. While ballast water has certainly spread numerous critters, larval fish are the least likely to survive the dark ballast tanks for time required to get here from the Pacific...they'll starve in a very short period of time without being able to see to eat.


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Unread 08/30/2012, 09:00 PM   #136
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i shouldn't read posts like this - now i'm hungry and i want a vacation
Here ya go!










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Unread 08/31/2012, 05:48 AM   #137
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That's awesome, thanks for posting


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Unread 08/31/2012, 06:04 AM   #138
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Hey, I am 15 minutes north of that Marina, guess I need to but a spear gun now


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Unread 08/31/2012, 06:01 PM   #139
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This past weekend I saw a TV infomercial about eating them. They said the best way to get them is with a Hawaiian Sling. Then staying underwater cutting the venomous spines with a good knife or scissors. Then either collecting them to cook or even to cut them up so the other fish know how to get them. Like the snappers...


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Unread 09/01/2012, 10:07 AM   #140
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This past weekend I saw a TV infomercial about eating them. They said the best way to get them is with a Hawaiian Sling. Then staying underwater cutting the venomous spines with a good knife or scissors. Then either collecting them to cook or even to cut them up so the other fish know how to get them. Like the snappers...
A pole spear is pretty convenient for lion fish. While it's still impaled it's easy to cut the spines of with a pair of EMS shears, then bag 'em. A knife? Not so much! The fish in the pic still have their spines, not so safe IMO.

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Unread 09/07/2012, 11:59 AM   #141
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Proud to have participated in the Lion Fish Safari held last year in Cozumel! Our group collected nearly 50 over 4-6 dives.

Was intended to raise awareness and give restaurants a new item for their menus! Hopefully to lessen the collection of over fished species.


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Unread 09/07/2012, 02:06 PM   #142
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As a lion fish fanatic l hate to read all this. I do however see the need to do something about the population and the problems being caused. Kinda a catch 22. I wish that more of these local lions were at lfs rather then the two babies l seen this morning.


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Unread 09/07/2012, 07:07 PM   #143
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It be a strange day indeed when one finds oneself "promoting" the sale of wild caught animals.


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Unread 09/24/2012, 09:20 PM   #144
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As for how they got there, I heard at one time something about Hurricane Andrew was it and some big display tanks that broke maybe at private residence maybe at Bay of Biscayne or somesuch? I don't think the ballast transport theory would work for larval fish; jellies, zebra mussels, OK; predatory fish? Probably not.

It was one of my first fish a few decades ago, love 'em, very cool animal. Where they belong. When I think of non-native introduced things I think of German Cockroaches,
Norway or other non-native rats, House Mouse, fire ants, feral hogs and cats, West Nile Virus, kudzu and a hundred other plants, Starlings, House Sparrows, and I could go on and on...... These things never turn out well. No natural predators is a problem. They inevetably upset if not destroy the balance of nature. The cat is out of the bag.

Hope they get popular fried.

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Unread 09/25/2012, 09:49 AM   #145
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I was just reading that out a bunch of lions, more than a quarter exceeded federal levels for a ciguatera. Most recently I heard that in June 2012. I was a fan of the "If you can't beat em, let's eat em" campaign originally, but not after hearing about the preliminary ciguatera data. I know certain areas are going to be more prone to the higher levels, but I wouldn't be able to confirm where the one on my plate came from.... pass.


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Unread 09/25/2012, 09:56 AM   #146
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It seems even mother nature is trying to help...
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2216999


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I know they were trying to "train" some. Wouldn't that be sweet.


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Unread 09/25/2012, 01:49 PM   #148
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Here are some NC caught Lions. They sure were tasty. I have not heard any poisoning reports from NC, but then again most dont eat them....







These were very large lions, caught offshore of Wilmington.

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Unread 09/25/2012, 09:11 PM   #149
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Unread 09/26/2012, 07:00 AM   #150
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Delicious Miller High Life.......?


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