Lionfish, the Fruit of the Sea

Lionfish Set to Take Over the Seafood Industry!

Seems to me those might be the headlines in the papers of the near future. Whether it is true or not remains to be seen. I personally think there is some potential to that bold headline. These fish are the trailer trash of the world’s coral, if reefs had Wal-Marts, these mass consumers of the reefs baby fishes could be the next entree in the hottest and most expensive restaurants throughout the world.

To tell you the truth, lionfish is very tasty. This is another reason I think lionfish have the potential to make an impact in the seafood market. There is a ton of ways to cook this fish. Of course there are quite a few variables left unknown that won’t allow us to see… yet. In the meantime, I will keep going out and monitoring the reefs around here. We have been in contact with some people lately, and it seems there is the beginnings of some organization internationally on trying some new ways to eradicate.

Because of the super fast explosion of these animals on the worlds many reefs, it looks like human interaction and predation may be one of the only known techniques that seem promising. If that doesn’t change, commercial markets will be the only option for supporting the eradication.

Locally, because of the ease of capture, the fishing should be promoted and the young educated about how this fish could be utilized in a sustainable way.

Anyway, like I was sayin’, lionfish is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey’s uh, lionfish-kabobs, lionfish creole, lionfish gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There’s pineapple lionfish, lemon lionfish, coconut lionfish, pepper lionfish, lionfish soup, lionfish stew, lionfish salad, lionfish and potatoes, lionfish burger, lionfish sandwich. That- that’s about it.