[Coral-List] Mutton snapper eating lionfish in Roatan (Todd Barber)

[Dr. C. Mark Eakin]

On Jan 26, 2011, at 11:47 AM, Jason Krumholz wrote:

> History also shows us that if we change the fish's name to something
> appetizing, it speeds the development of the fishery (e.g. Patagonian
> toothfish = Chilean seabass)... so here's to all efforts to aid the emerging
> fishery for Caribbean striped grouper.



On the day the first lionfish was found in Key West, Billy Causey and I dreamed up "Frilled Hogfish".  Perhaps we have the divers call them "Coral Devils" per Paul's Dutch name and we market them as "Frilled Hogfish" in the markets?

Cheers,
Mark


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C. Mark Eakin, Ph.D.
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