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#200957 07/25/2019 11:05 AM
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I wish them luck, but it seems that lionfish are here to stay..


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I'm afraid your right but it would be nice if they could be commercially harvested. I had Lionfish at a restaurant in St Maarten once and it was just awesome. Would love to have it again.

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I could be wrong, often am, but I thought there was an issue that lionfish is potentially not safe to eat??


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No. It is safe as long as it's cleaned properly and caught in deeper waters.

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We had it at the Blue Fin in the old Starz casino before Irma. Was one of the best fish I've had on island. Haven't had it since.

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Interesting. Can you compare it to any other fish served in a restaurant?

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There are certain areas in the Caribbean when a toxin, ciguatera, works it's way up the food chain including lionfish. Cooking does not destroy it but it does destroy the toxin in the lionfish spines. That being said, any bottom/reef fish taken from a known area should be suspect for ciguatera and generally locals avoid fishing there. I had a bout of it on St Barts many years ago, I was told it was a mild case but wouldn't want it again, mild or not. My little slice of paradise here on the east coast of FL has a lionfish roundup and local restaurants compete for the best recipe, delicious white, tender, flaky, much like red snapper.

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Eeek! Sorry moderators, I accidentally reported an entry rather than replied to it and now it's missing! duh


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Originally Posted by jenniboston
Eeek! Sorry moderators, I accidentally reported an entry rather than replied to it and now it's missing! duh


I received notification but no idea what happened after that as far as something missing. Everything looks fine to me.


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Me too. I don't see anything missing. No worries.


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Yes ciguatera is a problem eating bottom reef fish in shallower waters, that is why lion fish are caught commercially in deeper waters not affected by it.

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Very strange. There was a comment (and I'm sorry, I missed from who) about there being a Lion Fish event in Florida (which is what I was commenting on). Maybe I'm not seeing it any more because I reported it?

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I saw it earlier but gone now.

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Just repost it.

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Are you talking about silverfox's post? It's still there..


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I bet that is the one and I think I miss posted that I saw it earlier and gone now because that is the one I thought he/she was referring to and it's still there..

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Oh, there it is. It's all good. smile

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Mote Marine in Sarasota,Fl has a spearfishing lionfish contest. Restaurants then serve the fish in various fashion. Happened a couple of weeks ago.

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