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Cypriot Fisherman Battle Lionfish
Cypriot fishermen have promoted lionfish as an affordable tavern delicacy since 2021 to reduce invasive populations and support local fishing incomes.
- A few years ago, Photis Gaitanos and other fishermen at Larnaca harbour removed venomous spines from lionfish and iced the catch while Stephanos Mentonis added lionfish to meze menus.
- The Cyprus Fisheries Department says warmer seas and the expanded Suez Canal opened routes for Indo-Pacific species, while Costas Kadis links extreme weather to increased Mediterranean habitat suitability.
- Authorities send caught toadfish to incinerators; EU compensation schemes now pay fishermen about $5.5 per 2.2 pounds for catching toxic toadfish, enforced last year.
- Fishermen report declining incomes since the invasives arrived as catches diminish and fishing gear and nets sustain damage, prompting local fishermen to appeal to the European Union for help.
- Models show lionfish could spread across the Mediterranean by century's end, while the 2021 '#TasteTheOcean' social-media campaign and Stavris Georgiou promote eating them to curb populations.
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Cypriot fishermen battle invasive lionfish and turn them into a tavern delicacy
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS, Associated Press LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — Photis Gaitanos’ rough fingers adroitly untangle the venomous spikes of a lionfish from a net, throwing the exotic-looking creature into an ice-filled rubber bin along with other fish from the day’s catch. Unlike a few years ago when he would have mostly caught local staples as sea bream, red mullet or bass, the veteran fisherman now hunts for the invasive species that made its way…
·Lowell, United States
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