Thread: I guess this goes here?

ok so i was watching a fishing show yesterday and it they were in the keys decimating the lionfish population with spearguns.... cutting the spine off underwater and bagging them..... that seemed cool... when they got back to the dock everyone was super happy cause now the fun could begin.... they said that the lion fish is EXTREMLY delicious... never thought about eatin one, but hey it was on tv so it had to be true.... IF and when one of your huys catches one cook it and give us a report

I saw something on this a few weeks ago. They are trying to develop a market for the lion fish to help control them. The show said if they can get people eating them it will help thin out this fish.

They are doing the same thing with the asian carp. A market is being created to produce cat food from them. The only problem I see is that it may backfire as the species begins to deplete. People who have created a living from harvesting the asian carp may not want them to go away in the future.

I dont think the asian carp or lionfish will go away, but they might get the population down to a manageable size. Which would be a good thing.
I watched a video on filleting the asian carp. Once you have the hang of it, it appears they have a nice white boneless fillet.

I've heard of Diving and Spearfishing Tournaments also promoting the harvest of the lion fish. Making it a division with rewards and what not.

Depleting asian carp will take more than anyone can accomplish except Mother Nature. They are so think in the bottom where I fish that your jig for white bass rides over the back of the carp the whole way in -- snagging bottom now means snagging a carp.

Of course, we eat the large-mouth and small-mouth buffalo fish here, which look a lot like asian carp.

Lionfish taste amazing! We used to spear them in St. Thomas like they were going out of style. Lots of meat on those short lil boogers and the fillets remind me exactly like hogfish in taste and texture. Had it grilled (meh), but my favorite ways I have tasted them have been in a ceviche and in a fish chowder. They decimate the reef ecosystem and cover several popular diving locations in the US and British Virgin Islands. Not good that they're showing up around here but you might as well eat them.