Paphos fishermen want state to tackle alien species

[Paphos Life]

Paphos professional fishermen urged for action on Tuesday over the increase of alien fish species in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, which endangers the marine ecosystem but also their livelihood.The chairman of the fishermen, Leonidas Leonidou, said that in recent years, various alien fish species have invaded the eastern Mediterranean through the Suez Canal....

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[Jimgward]

Lion fish are a pest worldwide now. In some places they have to pay fishermen to spear them otherwise they can wipe out local ecosystems.

[WHL]

A daft question but are these fish edible ?

[Dominic]

According to Google they are delicious, but the spines are poisonous.

[trevnhil]

I looked on Google as well...
"Lionfish spines are venomous, not poisonous. Meaning, once the spines are removed, the rest of the fish is completely edible – and quite delicious. Not only does eating lionfish help remove these pesky fish from Florida's waters, but it also offers a sustainable fishing alternative"

[Dominic]

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