eat more Lionfish

[Orca of Peace 109]

so i was watching Shark Tank, probably a rerun, and a business wanted capital to enhance their Lionfish catching enterprise off the FL coast. They mentioned it was an invasive species and was killing all native fish from FL to the Caribbean. Eat more Lionfish, supposed to be tasty too so that's a bonus. 

Divers spear them one by one, can't catch by netting as the are near the reefs. Nice productive way to spend a few hours underwater. 

 

 

[Ghost of LL 15539]

A few months ago, I was a Whole Foods, and they had those goddamned things just sitting out in a barrel over ice.  What the fuck?  Those goddamned spines are venomous, and they just had them sitting out there where any unsuspecting shopper could grab them.

[Agent 13 314]

For an orca of peace you sound rather violent. At least toward lionfish.

[Brisketexan 105158]

10 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

A few months ago, I was a Whole Foods, and they had those goddamned things just sitting out in a barrel over ice.  What the fuck?  Those goddamned spines are venomous, and they just had them sitting out there where any unsuspecting shopper could grab them.

That's a lotta words to try to explain why you ended up in partial paralysis and shat yourself in the seafood section of Whole Foods.

[next2naus 439]

I would pay good money to do that, just go for a dive and harvest those invasive fuckers

[DDD Dad 14339]

25 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

A few months ago, I was a Whole Foods, and they had those goddamned things just sitting out in a barrel over ice.  What the fuck?  Those goddamned spines are venomous, and they just had them sitting out there where any unsuspecting shopper could grab them.

This.  I didn't realize they were edible.  Assumed they were poisonous.

[DDD Dad 14339]

17 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

That's a lotta words to try to explain why you ended up in partial paralysis and shat yourself in the seafood section of Whole Foods.

Never trust a fart.

[mycox 582]

The chef at Cold Cove Bar in Houston used to serve these raw back when they were open. Good eating fish.

[Orca of Peace 109]

apparently the venom is not just on the dorsal (top) fin but on the pectoral and the pelvic spikes, although the last 2 categories have mostly soft harmless fins. Still, the pectoral and pelvic fins have a couple of poison  spikes. 

go tell Whole Foods to chop off the spines before displaying for customer. Seriously, it could hurt a child or elderly and who knows what happens after that. 

The venom found in the needle-sharp dorsal, pelvic and anal fins of a lionfish is NOT deadly to an otherwise healthy human being, though envenomation WILL cause an immense amount of localized pain, swelling and, in some instances, blistering and infection if not treated properly.

 

 

 

Edited June 26, 2018 by Orca of Peace

[elfenix 34322]

2 hours ago, Agent 13 said:

For an orca of peace you sound rather violent. At least toward lionfish.

once an orca, always an orca

Edited June 26, 2018 by elfenix
i got nothin'

[Tailgate 3022]

First dive I took with my daughter six years ago I had never heard of this issue. We go down to the reef and see this really cool fish and are checking it out...then from nowhere we see the divemaster shoot a small spear into it. Freaked me out...was a lion fish and heard story when we got back to boat.

[bluto 4932]

https://tenor.com/PyEm.gif

[ChampKind 1314]

I've had several volitans in an aquarium in the past and can attest to the fact that getting stuck hurts like a mother. Ain't fun. And I'd go spear fishing just to exact my revenge on a couple hundred more of those motherfuckers.

Fun fact: some of the fish in the OP's video were actually scorpion fish, not lionfish

[RoundRobin 828]

Poison...poison...tasty fish!

[Orca of Peace 109]

 

 

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[ScottishHorn 172]

Lionfish...the new tilapia

[Hank_Hill 18883]

Whole Foods ones were probably already trimmed yea?

[Whiskyteer 51]

I had some pan-seared in the Keys. I was surprised at how much more expensive it was on the menu...prolly due to the labor cost in cleaning the fuckers.  It was mild, flaky and tasty but next time would rather eat hogfish. 

[Sam Lin 3559]

Youtube has videos of scuba hunting lionfish with a Glock. Market it right and you could charge people to come do it, at least until they shot themselves in the groin.

[Gene Parmesan 4008]

14 hours ago, Agent 13 said:

For an orca of peace you sound rather violent. At least toward lionfish.

I hunt lionfish, Jeremy. They're overpopulated and they're decimating the grub-worm population. You have a fucking problem with that?

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

6 hours ago, Sam Lin said:

Youtube has videos of scuba hunting lionfish with a Glock. Market it right and you could charge people to come do it, at least until they shot themselves in the groin.

So, about 10 minutes?

[GreenspointTexas 9653]

Had it at Alinea a few years back. Meh, would rather have Catfish

[CooterBrown 18015]

15 hours ago, next2naus said:

I would pay good money to do that, just go for a dive and harvest those invasive fuckers

When we were down in San Pedro, Belize, there was a lion fish contest going on. Whoever killed the most, won.  Sounded like it was a regular event that was put on.

[midtown 3346]

8 minutes ago, CooterBrown said:

When we were down in San Pedro, Belize, there was a lion fish contest going on. Whoever killed the most, won.  Sounded like it was a regular event that was put on.

I've never even seen Lionfish on a menu down there but Id love to go spear a bunch and eat those suckers.

[Ghost of LL 15539]

9 hours ago, Hank_Hill said:

Whole Foods ones were probably already trimmed yea?

Not from what it looked like to me.

[midtown 3346]

3 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

Not from what it looked like to me.

Not sure what the problem is here.  Kids playing with lionfish?  The world could use a few less snowlflakes

[Ghost of LL 15539]

Fewer

[gsoda3 3263]

how much was whole foods selling them for?

[DDD Dad 14339]

1 hour ago, midtown said:

Not sure what the problem is here.  Kids playing with lionfish?  The world could use a few less snowlflakes

[Ghost of LL 15539]

17 minutes ago, gsoda3 said:

how much was whole foods selling them for?

Honestly, I didn't even look.

[elfenix 34322]

bunch of prescriptivists 'round here

[Sam Lin 3559]

Here's the underwater Glock action. Guy has a couple videos following this one as well:

https://youtu.be/6lG-snJZIV8

[rage-a-holic 4406]

3 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

When we were down in San Pedro, Belize, there was a lion fish contest going on. Whoever killed the most, won.  Sounded like it was a regular event that was put on.

They are all over the southern Yucatan and Belize. They used to be bad around Cozumel, but the numbers have dropped significantly. I dove there last month and the divers/guides were bitching about how hard they are to find now.

I just spent 2 weeks in Xcalak and hunted the shit out of them. They make great ceviche.

 

 

[rage-a-holic 4406]

 

 

 

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[rage-a-holic 4406]

 

[Hank Scorpio 17729]

Lol. Stupid fucking fish. Just getting shot in the damn face. 

[Buzzrock 14926]

Saw a couple diving Isla Mujeres last week. Last year in Cozumel my BIL was on a dive and the dive master was spearing them and then cutting them into pieces with shears. Mighta been Cabo.