Salty Bones "Save the reef, eat a lionfish" auto plate!

So how does eating a poison-spined fish help the reef, exactly?

First off, a little history. Sometime in the early 1990s the spread began... either via people dumping their pet lionfish into ocean waters or from a cracked oceanside aquarium caused by Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Since then, the lionfish has multiplied into a major problem for our coastal reefs.

Since the lionfish wasn't naturally introduced to the Atlantic/Caribbean and has no predators (even sharks avoid them), and because of many other factors (capable of reproducing year round, highly resistant to parasites, grow very quickly and will out-eat other predators with whom they compete for food and space) we're the only thing that can keep the lionfish population in check.

Alright I'm interested.... but is it any good?

Unlike the pufferfish - which requires an extraordinary amount of work to be prepared because of its poison being contained within internal organs - the lionfish only has poison within its spines which can be sliced or burned off.

While the jokes about lionfish tasting like chicken aren't really true, it does have a very mild flavor and is comparable in taste to grouper or monkfish. Because of this, it works great in a variety of dishes, from sushi to deep fried, if you enjoy seafood you're bound to enjoy lionfish..

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