Saturday, 21 August 2010
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Would You Eat This?
The fish pictured above is called a lionfish. Lionfish are an invasive species that consumes 56 species of fish and some invertebrate species. They have been primarily kept as exotic pets in aquariums, but they are now inhabiting the waters from North Carolina to the Bahamas and they are threatening the recovery of over fished species such as grouper and snapper. They also feed on parrotfish, which control the growth of algae on the reef.Conservationists and scientists are now suggesting that the solution to the problem is to eat the lionfish. You heard me right. It is supposedly our "civic duty" to eat this fish to help control the population. Promoters of eating lionfish say that it is tasty and has white, flaky meat. Watch the spines, though, because their venomous! But don't worry, the venom is only in the spines, not the rest of the meat.
Have you ever seen one of these fish before? Have you ever eaten one? If not, would you?
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Comments (51)
yes i would i love fish
I think if they started promoting it and making it available to eat, then have cooking shows promote it and such, that people would start eating it.
I wouldn't mind trying it.If it became a thing to have stores and/or companies prepare them for us- take out the spines and such- I wouldn't mind eating it. It would probably be cheapish, considering it's our "civic duty" to eat the things.
I'll definitely eat...it's just another fish.
If it were made available in a local restaurant, I'd consider it.
yumm
This reminds of the one movie Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigalo... Where the main character puts this lionfish in a blender for some reason.. & this blind guy pushes the blend button & drinks it.. The fish was supposed to be expensive or something..
I don't remember the movie completely.. I watched it like 4 years ago! hahaha~
Yeah, considering they're venomous, I wouldn't. I don't like seafood though. So, ahah.
Why not
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lol finally humans are taking the natural selection approach to controlling species population.
@x___nancy___x@xanga - Because I believe he broke the tank..
Not really. The closest to seafood I get is Tuna in a can and fish sticks..
Yep, saw this fish before-- first on Bones. Haha. He was a murder weapon!
The I saw one at an aquarium. But sure, I'd eat it if it tastes good.I'd try it!
It's quite tasty.
I love fish. I'd try it. :)
Eww! I don't like fish. But it is pretty!
I could never eat a lionfish! I had 2 of them when I was little, (yes, we kept them in a tank, fed them guppies and all) and I loved them to death! Eating one would make me sad.
We had a lot of weird exotic fish when I was smaller, and I've never been a fan of seafood anyway. I mean, I'll eat shrimp and sometimes crab when it's in a sushi roll, but other than that, fish is just a big no for me. Especially not one of these beautiful dangerous ones. I've come to more appreciate their beauty than want to eat them. Even if I liked them, I would probably never eat them. Not any fish.
xX Ame ~*~ Hana Xx
That fish is terrifying.
@x___nancy___x@xanga - ROFL! what in the world?
since humans didn't really eat the lionfish before, would too much consumption of the lion fish
species threaten another species or its own in some way? i also
wonder why the lionfish species started inhabiting the other species
territories ...or were they always a threat, but just more so now? there always needs to be a balance someway
yeah and i probably would eat it! =D i luv seafoood
scary looking, but i DO love any type of seafood.. mmm
If openly available for a cheap price I would eat it, its just another fish
I might have seen one at the an Aquarium but can't be too sure. All fish tend to look the same after a while. If there's a way to keep the meat of the fish venom free, I'd eat it. Why not? It's not likely the fish would arrive on your plate looking like that. Haha. Some of the best things I've eaten would bring about an "ewww" reaction so I say, what the hey. Bottoms up.
Fish is the rich man's pig.
But yes, I would eat it. Yum yum.
There's not much I wouldn't eat..