fortunately lionfish is an invasive species that actually tastes good on a
species that actually tastes good on a
species that actually tastes good on a weekly basis I’m getting calls from a
weekly basis I’m getting calls from a
weekly basis I’m getting calls from a number of places throughout the country
number of places throughout the country
number of places throughout the country really asking when the next time is
really asking when the next time is
really asking when the next time is we’re going out to go on lionfish
we’re going out to go on lionfish
we’re going out to go on lionfish because they need fish for an event or
because they need fish for an event or
because they need fish for an event or just to put on their menu my motive for
just to put on their menu my motive for
just to put on their menu my motive for going out there and hunting these fish
going out there and hunting these fish
going out there and hunting these fish is not only to provide some relief to
is not only to provide some relief to
is not only to provide some relief to the reefs but also put the money in my
the reefs but also put the money in my
the reefs but also put the money in my pocket right now
pocket right now
pocket right now divers are really the only way that you
divers are really the only way that you
divers are really the only way that you can get a lot of lionfish
I’d say that that particular dive at 120
I’d say that that particular dive at 120 feets think we had about 17 18 minutes
feets think we had about 17 18 minutes
feets think we had about 17 18 minutes of bottom time in that timeframe you
of bottom time in that timeframe you
of bottom time in that timeframe you know I was able to kill around 140
know I was able to kill around 140
know I was able to kill around 140 hundred 50 lionfish I went down and
hundred 50 lionfish I went down and
hundred 50 lionfish I went down and basically selected out the the largest
basically selected out the the largest
basically selected out the the largest ones of the herd and then continued to
ones of the herd and then continued to
ones of the herd and then continued to circle around the structure and
circle around the structure and
circle around the structure and progressively the shooting as they get
progressively the shooting as they get
progressively the shooting as they get smaller and smaller really you can go
smaller and smaller really you can go
smaller and smaller really you can go out on a good day get three pointer
out on a good day get three pointer
out on a good day get three pointer pounds of fish and make a few thousand
pounds of fish and make a few thousand
pounds of fish and make a few thousand dollars it’s three awesome process in
dollars it’s three awesome process in
dollars it’s three awesome process in some cases the wholesaler is actually a
some cases the wholesaler is actually a
some cases the wholesaler is actually a restaurant and and that’s where we’re
restaurant and and that’s where we’re
restaurant and and that’s where we’re gonna bring the fish today
gonna bring the fish today
gonna bring the fish today right now we’re at pot roast and Pinot
right now we’re at pot roast and Pinot
right now we’re at pot roast and Pinot which is a restaurant but they also
which is a restaurant but they also
which is a restaurant but they also possess a wholesale license which allows
possess a wholesale license which allows
possess a wholesale license which allows them to purchase lionfish from properly
them to purchase lionfish from properly
them to purchase lionfish from properly licensed divers those who possess the
licensed divers those who possess the
licensed divers those who possess the salt waters product license it’s only a
salt waters product license it’s only a
salt waters product license it’s only a $50 license here in Florida makes it
$50 license here in Florida makes it
$50 license here in Florida makes it very easy for people to harvest lionfish
very easy for people to harvest lionfish
very easy for people to harvest lionfish and sell to their local restaurants
we’re actually gonna be frying whole
we’re actually gonna be frying whole lionfish we’re also going to be doing
lionfish we’re also going to be doing
lionfish we’re also going to be doing some lion fish fillets on Louise’s
some lion fish fillets on Louise’s
some lion fish fillets on Louise’s Louisiana style jambalaya we use such a
Louisiana style jambalaya we use such a
Louisiana style jambalaya we use such a high ratio of the fish we can use the
high ratio of the fish we can use the
high ratio of the fish we can use the backbones after we filleted it we use
backbones after we filleted it we use
backbones after we filleted it we use the entire fish we take everything
the entire fish we take everything
the entire fish we take everything except the meat right under the head we
except the meat right under the head we
except the meat right under the head we figured out that we can get this
figured out that we can get this
figured out that we can get this amazingly high percentage of yield out
amazingly high percentage of yield out
amazingly high percentage of yield out of a three inch a five inch a 10 inch a
of a three inch a five inch a 10 inch a
of a three inch a five inch a 10 inch a 12 inch fish doesn’t really matter so
12 inch fish doesn’t really matter so
12 inch fish doesn’t really matter so we’re paying the divers to go down and
we’re paying the divers to go down and
we’re paying the divers to go down and clear the reef don’t leave any lionfish
clear the reef don’t leave any lionfish
clear the reef don’t leave any lionfish a lot kill them all
a lot kill them all
a lot kill them all bring everything back and we’ll pay for
bring everything back and we’ll pay for
bring everything back and we’ll pay for light light key that has nothing on it
light light key that has nothing on it
light light key that has nothing on it like a result rather very good in the
like a result rather very good in the
like a result rather very good in the case of lionfish it’s a very white flesh
case of lionfish it’s a very white flesh
case of lionfish it’s a very white flesh very good to eat and a lot of people
very good to eat and a lot of people
very good to eat and a lot of people like it
like it
like it if you’re not a seafood lover you’ll
if you’re not a seafood lover you’ll
if you’re not a seafood lover you’ll probably like seafood after having
probably like seafood after having
probably like seafood after having lionfish
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