How Eating Venomous Lionfish Helps the Environment | National Geographic
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- Now you can do your part to fight the invasive lionfish-by ordering a delectable dish from a dinner menu. Divers and chefs are promoting a gastronomical way to control the venomous lionfish population in Florida's coastal waters by introducing the invasive species to the American palate. The non-native lionfish lacks natural predators and is harming native wildlife and habitat. But Pot Roast & Pinot in Pensacola, Florida, is just one restaurant that has found the fish to be tasty enough to add to its menu. The restaurant has partnered with licensed harvesters who can capture hundreds of pounds of lionfish in one dive. The hope is to create a viable commercial industry and save Florida's marine environment by eradicating the lionfish population one bite at a time.
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Notice how they don't swim away when one gets speared right near them? they're not used to being afraid of anything as they have no predators.
yeah man, that's probably the reason!
Nice observation!
true that
yup
+HimKioo well in my opinion the lion fish evolutionary mindset is that it doesnt have a common enemy because no underwater creatures want to go poking araund a rather poisonous fish
So many people dislike this video because animals get killed in it, but they don't realise that there is an invasion of lionfish, who don't have predators and eat too much fish in the ocean.
And those dislikers will most of the time just eat KFC or MacDonalds at the evening, but that "isn't meat from animals"...
Besides they're a very dangerous species with no natural predators and nothing to keep them in check off our shore line and do you think the way they use their barbs are kind to their prey?
So vegans pretty much
Yea but you need to let nature take its course
Please correct me if they are introduced
The Flame Thrower They where released by humans in a part of the ocean where they have no predators, so actually they eat all young fish, but don't get eaten themself
+The Flame Thrower let nature take its course dude there's like millions out there
I guess they have a “natural predator” now 😂
Woo
You deserve a medal XD
just tell to chinese that lion fish have a healing powers after 2years boom!! lionfish are endangered
draco coco lmaooo so true
😂
lmaooo
Or make it into an auspicious symbol. Chinese people eat that shit up
+rararad literally...
lionfish talking
george :hey bill
bill:hey George pretty morning right
george : yap pretty normal actually
bill:look theres carl
both:hey carl
carl: hey gu....(gets stabbed)
both : bye carl
Giokyo LMAO,so underrated comment XD
Giokyo George : bill, honestly I never like Carl bro
Giokyo you made me feel bad about lion fish even through they are. Ad for the environment. Thanks
Hahahaha good Joke
I bet these people who disliked this video thought that lionfish are meant to be kept as pets or in a public aquarium.
That’s how they would up in the gulf in the first place. They outgrow their tanks so they release them into the wild
😀😀😀
probably modern people who doesn't survive in a wild if we release them in an island 😂
That is TOO many lion fish! It's a good thing people are eating them!
Lionfish think they are on the top of food chain acting like the Godfather. Till hooman found that they are delicious. They found the new predator, hooman. Lionfish only can say "holy crab"
That will teach em
What a stupid comment
@@ohdannyboyz7582 No u
@@ohdannyboyz7582 no u (2)
I dont think your a real doctor
“Lionfish is an invasive species that actually taste good” kills instantly a lion fish
I studied biology and had reef fish studies for my thesis. One harvest time, first time I saw a lionfish (called "lawong" in my country) I was so amazed of its beauty I reached to caress it as the fisherman put it back in the water, in a split second the fisherman knocked my head and said "you almost died there!" ~Philippines
"Fortunately, lionfish is an invasive species that actually tastes good"
*ttuk*
Damn, I need to move to Florida and do that for a living.
sprdvx only licensed divers can do that
Well, it can't be that hard to get a license
Have fun gettimg attacked by a black tip reef shark in the process
Eat that shark, too.
@@chaoscreations6277 don’t worry Florida men can handle sharks
Great job all cooks divers and this video uploaders. Everyone should tell about this to friends and teach them that eating this fish is helping nature. Thank you all for doing this.
If is to protect the environment and put a limit on those fishes, so be it!
I wonder if there is a way to get one of the big seafood chains like Red Lobster onboard with this so they can make an even bigger demand for lionfish nation wide ?
I think one of the problems is that they are resource intensive to hunt so mass distribution would be hard. they are in shallow water so you cannot just troll for them. it takes a day to get a few hundred pounds which would probably not even last a day at a large chain restaurant
I feel like big companies would just try to farm them instead of taking from the ocean to cut cost.
They are affecting Jamaica's waters too...we need this sort of pro-active approach as well
Lionfish: We are the top of the food chain!
Humans: Hold our beers
Lionfish back then:nobody can k1ll me
Lionfish today:hoomans y u k1ll my fweind
so lionfish(s) are like pests of the sea?
Dirty Bubble
Yep
Also, the plural of fish is still fish. We just make it plural through other words in a sentence
Searoaches
Actually it depends. A group of fish of the same species is fish. While a group of fish of different species is fishes. Its not wrong, but typically just fish for plural for everything is fine.
The pests of certain areas.
In the wrong place, many species are pests. Just search for "invasive species"; unfortunately there's a lot out there already.
It's weird how the other fish don't get scared and swim away even when the guys next to them get harpooned over and over
"Lionfish have no natural predators"
Says the actual predators to lionfish
Here in Belize we had the same problem but thanks to the fishermen (my dad included) we were able to control the threat! And by the way lion fish are delicious.
where in Belize are you located, I visit San Pedro every year!
Lion fish is delicious
Emily Sanderson is it salty?
Bunga Rin she doesnt know.
so is your mom
Lionfish got caught
Other lionfish:👁👄👁
Mm who else is craving some lionfish now?
Tricia Le me
Me.
Moi
I feel bad for the lionfish. But, their helping the ones that were there first
Ive always been pretty fascinated by Lionfish, ever since I was a kid I always wanted one. Kinda sad to see they’re being eaten. But if they’re an invasive species then I guess I can see why this is a thing
Jack McConnell Yes , they're invasive.
It’s not just the fact that they’re invasive. They never stop eating. They’re incredibly destructive.
@@anonnyanonymous4800 That's a shame
@@TheOldBlackShuckyDog
This is a problem that we have created by introducing them into ecosystems that they hadn't evolved in. It is highly unethical to mass slaughter them when we ourselves are responsible for the situation.
In this case there is no financial incentive to solve the problem efficiently, i.e. to mass capture and release into their natural habitat, after sterilisation.
The problem, outside of ethics, with consuming them is that once there are sufficient rates of hunting to begin diminishing the population, there would be enough of a market to incentivise farming or repopulation once scarcity occurs.
Vegans and vegetarians would most likely disapprove because their empathy ability is probably better than most of us, but predatorism is crucial in maintaining the balance of ecosystem.
I've been a vegetarian for most my life and I 100% support killing invasive lionfish and other invasive species whenever necessary. The fact that they are able to do something useful (and, apparently, delicious) as well as profitable with the fish just makes it all the better.
Vegan for 4 years, I support this.
Its so fun watching them catch this fish
I just keep seeing the lionfish being stab by spear and just keep imagine when they get stab by spear there is a sound like OOF when they get stab like can you imagine that xd
I want that on my urn.
I may move to Florida just to do this.
I want to eat it so much it looks so delicious
Definitely beautiful fish, shame that they’re causing such an issue.
Harvesting lionfish is so satisfying
When that diver was picking them off at first around that metal structure, I thought they were trash it was so dense. Glad to see use has been found. If we can drive the mighty Passenger Pigeons and Mammoths into extinction because they were tasty, I’m sure we can make them locally extinct here.
Glad to see people willing to harvest them. Stay safe!
thanks to all divers for their helps
Stop killing whales & sharks! Eat Lionfish!
And in North America eat asian carp.
I can understand why people see this as offensive or outraged but the thing is that the Lionfish are a invasion species with no predators due to their venomous spines so it make sense that Divers to clear the lionfish and make a difference for the ecosystem
I already know all of this but I click just to see those lion fish get speared. That’s what you get for invading our reefs!
Add this to the list of foods I need to try!
I have a Fuzzy Dwarf Lion fish in my aquarium. His name is BoB..
I research what it looks like and its kinda a little bit cute
I've actually cooked lion fish before and they are pretty good. Whenever I see them in the store I get a few
when i saw those fishes I immediately remembered those in Shark Evolution ( a game )
People on these type of videos about invasive species who comment with their feelings are the same people who created the problem.
My friend had a lion fish he had to get rid of it because it threatened every fish in his tank. Nasty fish mahn you do not want to mess with one of these
How did he got rid of it?
remliqa
Ate it for lunch
I hope he didnt throw it in the sea
Should of ate it.
Humanity doing the thing they are best at. Eating away their problems.
Or just eating the problem
Now, if there are a few lionfishes who are easily frightened and tend to run away from humans, they would be likely to survive, breed, and create a new generation of "coward" lionfishes. Evoultion!
Jay Lee And we humans use our brains to develop another method
Coward lionfishes will limit themselves unironically, so this is actually good thinking.
Actually, what we're seeing is lion fish moving to depths beyond the recreational limit of divers. As this diver noted, he was at about 120 feet and the recreational limit is 130 feet. But lion fish are going deeper still. If you go to popular dive locations, you'll see very few. But when you go anywhere off the beaten path, you'll realize just how bad the problem is. On the plus side, they make excellent ceviche.
It will take many years for them to learn to avoid humans. Luckily we will likely have gotten rid of them by then.
Eating invasive species is certainly more productive
I like how the time we actually have to lessen a species, we struggle
In this case there is no financial incentive to solve the problem efficiently, i.e. to mass capture and release into their natural habitat, after sterilisation.
The problem, outside of ethics, with consuming them is that once there are sufficient rates of hunting to begin diminishing the population, there would be enough of a market to incentivise farming or repopulation once scarcity occurs.
This is a problem that we have created by introducing them into ecosystems that they hadn't evolved in.
Yesh
Not gonna lie but they should make lionfish cheap so more people wants to eat them... Current rates for lionfish isn't going to make everyone want to eat them.
I was wondering about that too. Perhaps the venomous spines need delicate handling and the fish therefore require more time to prepare, so they can't sell them too cheaply either.
Venom*
There probably hard to prepare
yeah, if you buy one for a saltwater aquarium it'll run ya a few hundred! they are very pretty lookin. oh well just get a snorkel mask and net and just catch a few off the coast in Florida! they won't swim away from ya
Tiocfaidh ár lá what? They dont cost a few hundred dollars, I just bought one for 60 bucks
lmao ok heres something easy to read...
Venom = Get stabbed and your a dead man.
Poison = Digest and your a dead man.
What if you stab it and you die or if you bite yourself the fish die
I want to become a professional lionfish hunter !!! Show me the money!!!!
Makes me hungry. I love seafood but have never tried this.
Lion fish are like modern day teenagers reproduce at early age and hard headed
do they have a job where people just hunt invasive species cause i want that job it helps the environment and i wanna hunt without feeling bad
Calling all Dyson engineers! Please design an under water lion fish vacuum cleaner!
"THIS FISH IS EXTREMELY BAD TO THE OCEANS, IS OK TO FEEL BUTTHURT BUT ADMIT IT"
That looks delicious.
Also, what an absolutely captivating fish. Nice colors.
The video didn't do a good job how killing lionfish helps the environment. They should have mentioned lionfish is an invasive species.
Actuallh, description has it, but of course the description always missable
My thoughts exactly.
Its in the first 5 seconds u moron
there's a pt 1 to this video that explains
This fishes used to be just a pet fish but since then, some irresponsible pet owners let this fishes out in the open water after they have fully grown as one. Like how people take snakes as pets or tarantulas then when they grow up, they let them back into the wild, disrupting the balance of the ecosystem.
Why are they overpopulated in the first place? What is out of balance that caused the lionfish to be out of balance?
They have no predators
no natural predators and are wiping out reef fish species
us. "It is speculated that the root of the problem was only 6 lionfish accidently released from an aquarium during hurricane Andrew in 1992. Genetic research supports this finger pointing but it is likely that many more have been intentionally released by "retired" aquarium enthusiasts. With no natural enemies and an extremely high reproductive rate of 2 million eggs a year from one female, unsurprisingly they've taken over rapidly (NOAA)."
They were kept by people but somehow escaped (or were released) in the sea where there are no predators for them, but they eat all young fish and reproduce.
No predators ,adaptable ,kill native species, very poisonous
Yall are fucking crying about there being dislikes on this video when the ratio to likes isn't even 10%...
Watch the vegans be triggered even when we are trying to save the environment...
Jurgen Chen Ok , it was meant to be a joke kinda but ok dad.
Lion fish: we have no predators we are pro!!
These divers: hold my beer
Lion fish: no need...it will float
TECHNICALLY lions fish have a local predator ie humans
we have become a local predator to reduce their numbers lmao
kram mik ikr
They make good pets. They are smart.
What? Why would they deep fry the whole fish? Why not cut the venomous barbs off?!
Robert H They do. Only the top inch or so of the spines have the venom mechanism
the venom can bring so much pain. but is not deadly. and the heat is destroying the toxic. you're welcome
The ammount of heat used in cooking them, breaks apart the chemical compounds which make up the poison.
The venom will not affect you badly if you ingested it though.
America Truly Is A Dream Place !
*Year 2025*
"Stop eating lion fish, they're an endangered species!"
Well, hope they know what they're doing and not over hunt.
Demi Ladipo-Eki
I'll just pretend i don't know what "invasive" mean and let a smart ass misunderstand what i'm saying and tell me what i've already know.
+Leon Fook You must be so proud. How smart you are! To whom shall I send your award to? To whom shall I address to?
demi they meant that if people like them a little too much than they may start hunting them to the point of extinction in their native waters once they finish with the gulf.
+ibmason1 He could have said that.
+ibmason1 He could have said that.
Why you people don't do the same thing with the northern snakehead. It delicious fish and good for wound healing because it flesh contain a lot of albumin. We in Indonesia, a giant snakehead a.k.a toman or red snakehead and common snakehead is kind of pricey consumption fish.
I had no clue that lionfish were such a problem.
To Save Environment stop wildlife trade and strict laws on keeping unnecessary animals as pets. This is the main reason world wide the wildlife is destroyed.
Most invaisve speices aren't the result of pets.
These lionfish actually came from a public aquarium that got destoryed,Snakeheads are from Chinese markets,ECT.
-Can get rid lionfish
-still can't handle some goldfish
Grouper is so intelligent, uses his hard mouth to stun LFish then chomped him BIGTIME! GROUPER RULES.
Great tasting fish.
1:15 that fish was signaling for help lol
yummmmm.....
the reduction in lionfish population is very good for the ecosystem, but it seems very hearty and cruel when he caught me as an animal lover...
😭😭
Help me....
If only boar hunting could be this easy and efficient.
that is taking action on this serious matter in your own hands how more is you can be responsible no not much more than that you guys are the solution
i admire the outdoor life of florida fisherman
I live in Florida, and I'm watching for a chance to try Lionfish. Haven't yet found anyone locally who has it.
save our ocean and make money there is no better way to live you guys are awesome
i hate seafood and does anyone else get a shiver up their spine when you see this fish
Inspirational. We dont have problems here on earth just unexploited markets!
WELL DONE....simple solution....goodness...how did this reach a problem stage
I can't remember specifics but i do remember that there was an invasive species of snake and they were maid very profitable to sell but instead of people going out and getting them people breed them and sold them that way, when people found out they stop buying the snakes so people just released them and they had a huge population boom worse than it was before.
You're thinking Britain colony in India trying to curb the cobra population.
That's why FL monitors their python hunters. I think they even use a tracking app to ensure they are actually going into the wild.
I’ve tasted red scorpion fish which is a close relative. It tasted very nice.
Lmao they don’t even budge when the other ones next to them are getting speared and thrown into a bag .
A near perfect alternative to Lion burgers, actually Lion fish and fries should completely replace the demand for lion burgers.
I wish i could travel to the US and volunteer hunting these critters.. this looks fun
I wanna try lion fish
to be precise: imagine, you are in the bathroom. and a cockroach suddenly approaches. and the lionfish is the cockroach.
so main takeaway is if invasive species, cook it and it be gone
once you deep fried a lion fish, can you eat the meat off the bones and how do you avoid the barbs/spines full of venom or does deep frying kill of venom?
Just pull off the spines
wanna try some, looks delicious
had it in florida and love it
Wow! Never would've assumed that you can eat lionfish.
I love the taste of lion fish