Lionfish Fest Promotes New Delicacy
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Pensacola News] Mark Abramson - May 18, 2015
Kill them and grill them.
That's what organizers of the inaugural Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day festival at Plaza de Luna on Palafox Pier this weekend are urging people to do to help eradicate the invasive species from Gulf waters.
"They are just spreading so rapidly," said Amanda Nalley, a spokeswoman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. "A lot of people don't know they are tasty. Some people put them in their aquariums."
The festival was organized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its sponsors ...
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