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Blue_true

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63. That would be a good sized fish at maturity.

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 09:35 PM

Jan 2019

GulfCoast says that they are good eating, in Florida that means they aren't long for this world. As soon as tactics are worked out to filet them without the spike getting people, they will start showing up everywhere.

When I was growing up Talapia was pretty much unknown here in Florida, now it's everywhere and there are state enforced limits on harvests.

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Hawaii Is Having an Invasive Species Crisis. Chefs Want You to Eat Them. [View all] FSogol Jan 2019 OP

It is pretty sad what humans have done to the Islands... Wounded Bear Jan 2019 #1

I think about the pythons and parrots BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #2

The Snakeheads here in Northern VA didn't turn out to be a big problem since FSogol Jan 2019 #4

And the Lionfish in Florida RockaFowler Jan 2019 #5

They're all over the Caribbean Sea as well malaise Jan 2019 #22

They even have derbys with prizes. X_Digger Jan 2019 #67

Thanks for this malaise Jan 2019 #69

Also Lionfish.. invasive and delicious mitch96 Jan 2019 #6

I used to have 2 saltwater marine tanks about 20 years ago BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #7

How big do they grow? I am Florida, but inland. nt Blue_true Jan 2019 #18

I haven't seen a live one yet mitch96 Jan 2019 #25

So, about the size of a Florida Sunfish or small Speckled Perch? nt Blue_true Jan 2019 #38

I really don't know as I'm not a fisherman.. nt mitch96 Jan 2019 #46

The juvenile one I had in my marine tank BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #57

That would be a good sized fish at maturity. Blue_true Jan 2019 #63

There was a youtube video of how to prep them in a post in this thread BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #64

Thanks, that was interesting. nt Blue_true Jan 2019 #65

About the size of a small snapper. GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #28

So look like they produce a decent dinner filet. nt Blue_true Jan 2019 #40

Yep. Buy them if you see them. GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #41

Yes on all accounts. Blue_true Jan 2019 #43

Scuba divers in Miami have lionfish contests to see who can get the most for the day mitch96 Jan 2019 #49

That price mirrors what I have seen. On the bone. GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #53

+1 mitch96 Jan 2019 #59

"Since they have no natural predators they just sit there while you gig 'em" BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #60

There used to be native parrots to Florida and the Southeast US csziggy Jan 2019 #8

I remember reading about those years ago BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #11

As said in the Wikipedia article no one really knows why they went extinct csziggy Jan 2019 #14

That would be interesting if there were a parrot BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #16

Florida is a huge invasive species nightmare. GoCubsGo Jan 2019 #13

You mention the wild boars and that got me to thinking about Texas BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #15

That's mostly feral pigs, which is another HUGE problem for the South, in general. GoCubsGo Jan 2019 #19

Yes they have a feral pig issue but I had checked before I posted BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #21

"the pig problem in Texas" made me LOL thinking about Cruz flibbitygiblets Jan 2019 #33

I was thinking more about this guy BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #44

Ok you definitely won that argument! flibbitygiblets Jan 2019 #66

... BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #70

Feral pigs and wild boars are pretty much the same. GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #42

Isn't the boar a bit more hairy? (but I know the terms are used interchangeably) BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #45

Pretty much all pigs brought here started as domestic GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #47

So many invasive species have no predator BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #51

Well. In Florida gators eat wild boar!! GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #56

I can imagine the splashfest from that encounter! BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #58

Epigenetics is a fascinating subject. X_Digger Jan 2019 #68

Coqui frogs are the worst on the Big Island. All night wasupaloopa Jan 2019 #3

Funny story but BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #9

YUP! I was there a few weeks ago. Coqui! Coqui! Coqui! flibbitygiblets Jan 2019 #34

Earplugs Mz Pip Jan 2019 #62

If only the earth had no humans we would all be better off Renew Deal Jan 2019 #54

Isn't there a danger of their becoming desirable, and of resistance to other ways of eliminating LAS14 Jan 2019 #10

You make me think of the whole issue of the alligator BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #12

They are not at all invasive. But the ecosystem can hold tons of them! GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #50

IMHO when they come crawling in backyards and hopping in the pool BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #52

Good point. GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #55

Some of the plants are ok, but ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2019 #17

taro is NOT native to hawaii. its invasive brought in by polynesian immigrants nt msongs Jan 2019 #20

We're invaded by stinkbugs, but there's NO WAY I'll eat them! FakeNoose Jan 2019 #23

I told my wife I was going to make her stink bug sandwiches Poiuyt Jan 2019 #24

Stinkbug smoothies with Kale. The new superfood! FSogol Jan 2019 #27

On the west coast the "stinkbugs" don't stink. So as a child I always wondered why the stinky name flibbitygiblets Jan 2019 #35

invasive versus non-native zipplewrath Jan 2019 #26

How does Kudzu taste? lunatica Jan 2019 #29

Can't be worse than kale or posion ivy. FSogol Jan 2019 #30

Can you eat poison ivy?! lunatica Jan 2019 #31

No. Mariana Jan 2019 #32

Kale gets such a bad rap! If you add coarse salt and "squish" it up a bit with your fingers flibbitygiblets Jan 2019 #37

I had kale for New Years! BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #48

Kudzu is used in Japan spinbaby Jan 2019 #36

Kudzu is a good thickener like arrowroot mitch96 Jan 2019 #71

Does this count the neighbors cat? lame54 Jan 2019 #39

there are you tube vids on how to prep them DonCoquixote Jan 2019 #61