Oct 11, 2021
3 min read
The First Time I Ate an Invasive Predator
Lionfish are killing the reefs. Restaurants are fighting back
No one is sure how lionfish first wound up in Florida waters. One theory is that amateur aquarium owners released them. Others say they escaped from tanks during a hurricane in the 80s.
Wherever they came from, they found an easily exploitable home once they landed…
