How Bermuda Fishermen Are Leading the Fight Against Venomous Lionfish

How Bermuda Fishermen Are Leading the Fight Against Venomous Lionfish - Vendors

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Жыл бұрын

In Bermuda, lionfish are an invasive species that eat many of the fish local to those waters. They have therefore become a delicacy of the island, with fishermen catching them and local chefs preparing them in dishes like ceviche, jerk lionfish tacos, lionfish tempura, and more.
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Producer: Carla Francescutti
Directors: Carla Francescutti, Murilo Ferreira
Camera: Murilo Ferreira, Connor Reid
Editor: Michael Imhoff
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@jgrill110 Жыл бұрын

Love this, it doesn't get more sustainable than spearfishing for an invasive species. I've done it in Cuba and we cooked it up on the beach, honestly it tastes so much better than you'd expect. Great to see it's being utilized by chefs now.

@barnesj0007 Жыл бұрын

It's definitely a good tasting fish!

@calimalu79cali11 Жыл бұрын

All the regulations that restrict the harvest doesn’t seem to help stop the spread. At the same time the area and other fish population have to be protected. There has to be a better way to do this.

@justinn8410 Жыл бұрын

Isn’t the goal unsustainable fishing?

@ciello___8307 Жыл бұрын

@@calimalu79cali11 the regulations to fish lionfish are more relaxed

@Holycrabbe Жыл бұрын

The question is what happens when the population gets taste for the lionfish to a degree where this kind of fishing cant keep up with demand - as that might Introduce breading programs with a monetary incentive of going rouge.

@huntakilla1234 Жыл бұрын

Always love videos where food and conservation goes hand in hand.

@TheDancerMacabre Жыл бұрын

That's why there are places in the south where you can hunt feral hogs with explosives!! It's not a matter of, it's a matter of protection! (And it's fun!)

@AndyFromBeaverton 9 ай бұрын

You would think this is a program that vegetarians could get behind.

@FutaCatto2 9 ай бұрын

Can't wait for the "Why Lionfish Is So Expensive" video from Insider Business in a few years.

@MistarZtv Жыл бұрын

Seeing wild animals with fatty liver disease is a scary thing to think about

@hughjaanus6680 9 ай бұрын

I can think of scarier things.

@davevillaire2990 Жыл бұрын

Market or not, once an invasive species has become established they are near impossible to remove. Establishing a market without harvest limits might be one of the few ways to actually control them. Some are valuable species in their native areas such as the snakehead fish in many asian countries and the hairy/mud crabs that are now infesting the Chesapeake.

@protopigeon Жыл бұрын

Yep. See also American Signal Crayfish in England. *almost* wiped out the indigenous white clawed crayfish here, but I can't get a trapping license in case there are some local white claws. frustrating.

@jamessparkman6604 Жыл бұрын

That is why we are teaching eels and sharks to eat them

@chesterfazzino Жыл бұрын

Every body nosy and think they no every thing😅

@chesterfazzino Жыл бұрын

Big deal eat a fat ass it will smell like fish

@jamessparkman6604 Жыл бұрын

@@chesterfazzino nothing but a pack of lies

@Unionhawk73 Жыл бұрын

That lionfish culling dive flag is extremely cool

@tweex1 Жыл бұрын

That bit about all the specimens caught having fatty livers from overeating... disturbing. Great work!

@margotrosendorn6371 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if the fat can be rendered for cooking or other uses...

@tripalongbrasil Жыл бұрын

Any species that doesn't have to hunt for food ends up overeating and having health issues... ~stares at humans~

@trvman1 11 ай бұрын

Looks like the liver of the average American today, way over eats and fat :)

@restingsleep 9 ай бұрын

this part saddens me too, i knew they were invasive but i didnt know that this is what the consequences of being invasive mean. that it would not only disrupt the ecosystem, but they would flourish so successfully to the point where every single one of them is fattened up.

@atcogswell Жыл бұрын

I worked with Chris very briefly in 2002 and 2003. A genuinely nice guy. The lion fish was just showing up on the island in 2001. I saw the first one on the reef just before I left in 2003. Great work Chris!

@ygnir1 Жыл бұрын

Random question but how has he such a really strong Irish accent but said he grew up in that house they went past

@dragonace119 Жыл бұрын

@@ygnir1 If you grow up around family or people in general you often times pick up their accent just passively.

@davidotness6199 Жыл бұрын

Well-done! As a retired commercial fisherman, I would suggest acquiring some stainless steel mesh gloves for both handling and cleaning.

@barnesj0007 Жыл бұрын

Every time I go out in the Gulf of Mexico I can honestly fill around 3 to 4 five gallon buckets of Lion Fish. It's positively a huge problem for the Atlantic ocean and the Gulf of Mexico! Also it's absolutely a delicious fish to eat.

@MonkeyFromTheMoon Жыл бұрын

"it's positively a huge problem for the Atlantic ocean" - yeah no it's very negative. Just the fact that you can hunt/eat these fish without bad conscience doesn't make the problem that much less problematic

@Stinger32 Жыл бұрын

@@MonkeyFromTheMoon why is that?

@MooncrafterUTAU Жыл бұрын

@@MonkeyFromTheMoon uhhh.... that word wasn't used the way you think it was. Positively, as in testing positive for being a huge problem. Not suggesting that the problem itself is a good thing.

@MonkeyFromTheMoon Жыл бұрын

@@MooncrafterUTAU Ohhh, that makes a whole lot more sense.

@BuffaloNickel9 Жыл бұрын

@@MonkeyFromTheMoon how could you take the original posters comment and twist it into thinking it's literally a "positive problem" 😅

@BlackheartCharlie Жыл бұрын

We eat lionfish here in Key West. It has a wonderful taste! The flavor is delicate - kind of like hogfish or mangrove snapper with some additional shrimp flavor in the mix.

@Christian_Tango_Christ Жыл бұрын

Can you imagine them putting regulations on killing them here?

@BlackheartCharlie Жыл бұрын

@@Christian_Tango_Christ So far, no regulations here. In fact they hold "Lionfish Derby's" to see who can harvest the most in a weekend. Winning teams kill them by the hundreds!

@jac1207 11 ай бұрын

@@Christian_Tango_Christ regulations on an invasive species wrecking native ecology? I am sure the scientific community, the government, and locals want them gone. Unless they stay long enough to somehow balance out in the area and becomes beneficial to local environment, they're not going to be be regulated.

@willcookmakeup Жыл бұрын

The only lucky thing about them not being scared of anything is that makes them easy to catch cause they won't swim away in fear

@MexxProtect Жыл бұрын

When I went to Jamaica last year I had lion fish for dinner one night and it was delicious. I went scuba diving the next day and they told me I could spear fish for lion fish and take em home with me for dinner! Total win win situation.

@Ash-ng4mn 9 ай бұрын

"we got this invasie fish, let's eat 'em." I love it lol.

@besteffortint 6 ай бұрын

Those Lionfish tacos look so freaking delicious

@hardcoreromeo2111 Жыл бұрын

The amount of red tape to remove a invasive species is beyond ridiculous

@niamtxiv Жыл бұрын

Exactly 💯.

@adventureswithfrodo2721 Жыл бұрын

Just demonize the fish.

@cyruskhalvati Жыл бұрын

Buh peta

@dalemoore435 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@GH-oi2jf Жыл бұрын

As described here, there is minimal “red tape,” and it makes sense.

@unwishfulthink Жыл бұрын

What a tourism package: diving in a beautiful beach, have fun spear some fish underwater, eat the delicious fish you just speared, and feel good about helping the environment. Win, win, win, and win.

@sheikmuhammad3894 Жыл бұрын

Ah, the best way to take revenge on an invasive fish species. Make them your dinner.

@Odontomango Жыл бұрын

From how the chef explain the meat, I feel like they'd be perfect for fish and chips too.

@margotrosendorn6371 Жыл бұрын

Mmmmmm....fish and chips. Now I'm hungry! 😗

@limitlessbydesign 8 ай бұрын

They absolutely are great as fish and chips. In south Florida they are in the menu as that, tacos, and sandwiches at a lot of places near the water.

@user-ip5ft4rs3f 11 ай бұрын

I think there is hope. One year ago I was diving the Great Barrier Reef. Lionfish HAD been a prroblem there and was NO MORE. The dive masters and local scientists had given this much thought. It's felt that the local, larger fish had gradually come to know they could eat the lionfish and were keeping them in check. In 6 dives, I never saw one and our dive guide said that was typical. So, maybe with some time, Mother Nature will help.

@Lychee-Nut 8 ай бұрын

I saw a video a few months ago about Various Grouper species adapting to them, and have started eating them. Which is just another reason we need to be on top of how we treat our grouper populations.

@user9b2 Жыл бұрын

That is right, ones people sees them as a delicacy, restaurants will keep them in check. So, get the chef involved and develop delicious recipes.

@Steezy_Mx Жыл бұрын

My buddy took me spear fishing just like this off the coast of Catalina island. We were on the water for hours looking for Halibut. We didn’t find any but we did see a 6ft sand shark. After we got out of the water we heard reports of a 20ft Great White in the area. It was fun but also very intimidating.

@Uneke Жыл бұрын

They call them scorpion fish in cuba. They were all over the reef I was snorkeling in The guy on the boat scared me worst than anyone has before lol “Lots of people come, they say ‘ohh pretty’ then they touch and then they die! Don’t touch” and pushes me in the water. As soon as my face went under there were a million fish coming at me and I panicked lol

@thedukeofswellington1827 Жыл бұрын

The Bermudians accents are so wild...like Mid-Atlantic and English and Canadian? Crazy😂

@tchamseddine1787 Жыл бұрын

This phenomenon is also happening in Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea. Due to warmer waters and shipping in the Suez they are funneling in and causing havoc! We are fishing and eating them as well.

@mxkinist 8 ай бұрын

I'm from Lebanon too, just a few weeks ago I caught a lionfish with a regular spinning reel not even 30 meters from shore, it was so unreal I used to think they lived in very deep offshore reefs but they are getting closer and closer. Glad I did my part by removing it and eating it (its meat was exquisite) but still not enough fishermen are willing to do their part due to the scary reputation this fish has.

@margotrosendorn6371 Жыл бұрын

Even Gordon Ramsay has jumped on this bandwagon. It's one of the most environmentally friendly ways to get some tasty seafood!

@Nathan-jw1qn Жыл бұрын

Great work - would love to see lion fish on shelves up in Canada so I could support the fight!

@daydreamer2257 Жыл бұрын

I really should stop watching these videos when I dont have good food on hand because they always make me so hungry! The food they make looks so good!

@GariFFUSA Жыл бұрын

Props for fishing in Bermuda and never getting lost

@skrimper Жыл бұрын

😂

@TheXshot 9 ай бұрын

He's an Olympic swimmer. He outswims the danger 😅

@coolnewpants Жыл бұрын

I hope the market for this fish grows! Let's eat them out of the Atlantic!

@restingsleep 9 ай бұрын

thank you for what you do, as a marine bio enthusiast i appreciate so much what youre doing for the ecosystem

@taiyah_byron Жыл бұрын

In 2014, Andrew Zimmern highlighted this very issue in his Bizzare Food show. One way to eradicate it is to eat it. The (Florida) chefs he interviewed permanently has it on their menu. Very sustainable food source.

@WJen8 Жыл бұрын

Thank you to everyone out there working to combat invasive damage 💯 I hope that more invasive food programs are established which will both help the environment and local wildlife while also fueling the economy in a sustainable manner 🙏

@MadDogTV Жыл бұрын

They look like and are related to rascasse (Scorpion fish), a traditional ingredient in bouillabaisse and a delicious (venemous) fish in it's own right. I bet they taste amazing!

@anthonymentalewicz5143 Жыл бұрын

Edit - lionfish tacos would make me create a Instagram. I bet they're tasty considering their diet... In Michigan, we have walleye, it's great to eat because of their simple bait fish diet.

@gabriieIl Жыл бұрын

EATER PLEASE MAKE MORE OF THESE TYPE OF VIDS THANK YOU!!!!

@catchnkill Жыл бұрын

Lion fish is a delicacy. Once you have restaurants sell dishes made from Lion fish, you cannot have enough of them. You literally eat them into extinction!

@asherwilkins465 Жыл бұрын

I've seen a lot of spear fishing videos but these are the coolest fish I've ever seen someone catch and hunt

@OmegaGenesisTrueEarth 7 ай бұрын

Spearfishing my own Lionfish and bringing a ton back home for the freezer is now on my bucket list! Great video!

@morrigambist 5 күн бұрын

Yesterday the passenger pigeon, tomorrow the lionfish.

@sethsoderman2731 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing all the hard work what you do for the fishing and everything like that I bet the food official be awesome and try to eat

@j.vince.can28 Жыл бұрын

Lionfishes are lucky they are not abundant here in the Philippines. 😁

@rejiequimiguing3739 Жыл бұрын

Lionfish are being eaten by larger fish in the Philippine sea

@bgifarmus 2 ай бұрын

Education and awareness campaigns play a crucial role in mobilizing efforts to combat the threats posed by invasive species through hunting

@slice9597 Жыл бұрын

Natural Predators: (Don't exist) Humans, tapping into our latent status as the apex species: "Fine. I'll do it myself."

@barkingspider2007 9 ай бұрын

Keep up the good work! You might be able to train sport divers to pitch in. I've been diving for 30 years and would be likely to sign up for a spear fishing for lion fish trip. The video is a great way to enroll the greater community in helping. Nice Job!

@ChairmanMeow1 Жыл бұрын

To be honest I havent eaten a fish yet that I havent liked. I'd definitely eat this too. The tacos he made looked absolutely delicious.

@samjones4327 Жыл бұрын

Very nice video!! It's nice to learn that the Lion fish is originally a Pacific ocean fish! Thanks for this showcase!

@chrispraz877 Жыл бұрын

Awesome work here sir. I've been to Bermuda a couple times. Such a beautiful place. Unfortunately it doesn't hold the same allure as it once did for American Honeymooners, and all that. I was sad to see the small numbers of beautiful reef fish, probably thanks to this pest. Keep up the great work In keeping Bermuda the beautiful island that it is. 🇧🇲

@OFNBW Жыл бұрын

Thank you for bringing attention to this issue! And for reducing the stigma of eating them

@gfabie4901 Жыл бұрын

Probably a killer fish n chips right there. Literally.

@jeffchen1931 Жыл бұрын

Another problem caused by humans. Reminds me of what happened here in the Washington, DC area when someone released some snakehead fish. Those dishes looks so good! I'd love to visit Bermuda or Florida and help with eating some. Gimme a large bowl of lionfish ceviche please!

@JamieZero7 Жыл бұрын

Another problem caused by humans how so? Life only exists because other species go extinct. Great oxygen event created oxygen on the planet. That allowed animals, trees and fungus. But killed all the bacteria virus lifeform that can't live within oxygen environments. Because meteoroid came and volcanos mammals managed to survive jurasic period.

@JamieZero7 Жыл бұрын

Alll the continents wlll join again. Changing the oceans again, And one day in the next billion years everything in the ocean will be dead due to the boiling seas. Because of the sun. We are also here because others suns exploded in the past near our sun they went supernova. Even the heat death of the universe will kill destroy itself. There will be nothing except blackholes which will eventually burn out. Entropy will increase and the universe won't exist.

@pocketinfinity6733 Жыл бұрын

"Bermuda fishermen" now thats a good band name

@TypeRyRy Жыл бұрын

I've been watching a lot of these videos... All the dishes the cooks prepare look *incredible* 🤤🤤🤤

@rickwoodruff8211 10 ай бұрын

Very impressive! Question: Do you usually harvest just one fish at a time before surfacing, or were you just doing that for this video? I like the 5 gallon bucket you're using to hold your catch! Do you ever cull them by snorkeling?

@parachute3725 Жыл бұрын

Another awesome video! Really cool content

@eater Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@pandaslayer Жыл бұрын

lionfish is legit tasty too. It needs to be served more across the Caribbean and gulf states!

@tristanbass-krueger7195 Жыл бұрын

Saw these in the supermarket here in Austin the other day. Will have to give them a shot!

@philoctetes_wordsworth Жыл бұрын

Where?

@AJR-zg2py Жыл бұрын

I could watch the chef all day :)

@Jorg05111980 11 ай бұрын

I was looking at that Taco and only thinking "I want to eat it!" and was happily suprised to hear it was the most popular dish

@brokentablespodcast Жыл бұрын

I was stung by a lionfish as a kid... Worst pain I have ever felt still to this day.

@Bardmusic66 Жыл бұрын

In America?

@brokentablespodcast Жыл бұрын

@@Bardmusic66 in my father's fish tank. I was feeding goldfish to my snowflake eel and didn't see the lion sneak up behind my hand. He did sort of a backflip causing his quills to literally slice across the palm of my hand. They looked like paper cuts and each finger swelled to the size of a bratwurst...

@Bardmusic66 Жыл бұрын

@@brokentablespodcast holy f

@Lucky-nim0710 10 ай бұрын

I remember, Atlantic Ocean has Goliath Grouper, right? They help eliminate lion fish. Also large eels too.

@RaoulDukeSr Жыл бұрын

Right on to anyone involved in this process !! " Eat em to beat em". I will gladly try them if I'm in the area.

@nerd26373 Жыл бұрын

Those venomous lion fish look cool. Seems like they’re being extra careful around them as well, for their own safety.

@heidiallen4563 9 ай бұрын

Many years ago I worked in a pet store. We sold snakeheads, red bellied piranha, Lion fish, pythons, and more. So many animals, and no one ever stopped to think about what the environmental effect would be of people just let them loose.

@colorado841 Жыл бұрын

Someday....they will invent a lion fish killing robot.

@younesbenaissa9775 6 ай бұрын

Awesome work here sir. I've been to Bermuda a couple times. Such a beautiful place

@okieking8503 Жыл бұрын

That restaurant looks amazing. I'll eat if I ever go

@AmericanPatriot-bp7cu Жыл бұрын

Wonderful production.

@greggcal4583 Жыл бұрын

Now we just need people to start eating the pythons in the Everglades!

@Syrra13 Жыл бұрын

If you live near a Publix supermarket, you may be able to order lionfish at your fish counter and they'll let you know when it's ready to pick up. :)

@offdacorner Жыл бұрын

One of the best tasting fish I've ever had.

@scottchicago95 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful water scenes

@TheFezzik Жыл бұрын

Had these in Honduras and they are fantastic.

@aeromotive2 Жыл бұрын

fantastic... i would absolutely eat lionfish and chips... please bring it to las vegas!

@Buddahmonk Жыл бұрын

Is it wrong that I would totally take this as a vacation?

@thorout8377 Жыл бұрын

Awsome work 👏

@christianmorriswilliams7072 Жыл бұрын

Glad that there is no regulation for lion fish here in florida. Fwc encourages anglers to get rid of them. No size limit, no catch limit and open all year around.

@dragonrider712 Жыл бұрын

The sort of thing I’d learn to dive for. Respect. 👍

@aimDiego Жыл бұрын

They're beautiful, it's a shame they have become invasive, but this is a good effort and hopefully it turns into a controlled population with capacity to grow the market.

@flashflame4952 9 ай бұрын

Some people are getting sharks to learn to eat the lionfish! That's a great idea.

@yourdadsotherfamily3530 Жыл бұрын

My man’s murdered that dish by adding strawberries lol wth atleast only a lion fish died for that lol

@ajsparx4133 Жыл бұрын

Might look into this for my next diving certification class, if it's available next time I'm out that way

@Brendedn Жыл бұрын

Usually you don't need more than an open water diving certification and sometimes a spearfishing license for wherever you are. Or you could just snorkel spear them since the adults tend to stay in pretty shallow places.

@drewjones9391 9 ай бұрын

Those fish tacos look so good

@hapsate Жыл бұрын

Damn!!! Those tacos look GOOD!!!

@userbosco 9 ай бұрын

These invasive fish are all the way up in NC waters now....just great.

@projectkepleren Жыл бұрын

"Let's eat them" logical conclusion lol

@LordAfrocious Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of how Asian carp have taken over many of the rivers up north. You hop on a boat and out they come to meet you.

@leonply Жыл бұрын

The best thing about the Lionfish is that they're easily speared and, when grilled, they're better than chicken!

@gaius_enceladus Жыл бұрын

Mmmm........ those fish meals look *delicious!* My mouth's watering already!

@joanneganon7157 Жыл бұрын

It's shocking how fast these Fish spread far and wide!

@CarlEuegene Жыл бұрын

Exactly how is it shocking? It’s nature. Please let nature take it’s course.

@joanneganon7157 Жыл бұрын

@@CarlEuegene Because some ass took them from their Fish Tank and put them in the Ocean where they don't belong isn't Nature! Are Pythons released in the Glades Nature! Same difference 😠

@jamessparkman6604 Жыл бұрын

@@joanneganon7157 the next irresponsible pet owner you meet you can tell him that license or no license if he is irresponsible with his or her next exotic pet in anyway I will have the guts for my guts for my bootlaces

@jamessparkman6604 Жыл бұрын

@@joanneganon7157 which is why I came up with another interesting bit of allies to help keep the numbers from not only spreading, but from multiplying any further alligators can learn to wrestle Burmese pythons adult python hunters can shock or stun them bobcats who have learned to eat their eggs, can eat their eggs and make sure that fewer and fewer eggs hatch more crushed python eggs mean less pythons in the Everglades literally I might add, and in case there are any eggs left over that have not been crushed in the python nest alligators, cannot only eat baby pythons, but so can Florida Panthers and just to get a bit of karma raccoons can rebound from extinction in the Florida Everglades and eat the python eggs to

@ygnir1 Жыл бұрын

Chris is born and raised in Bermuda but by God he has a strong Irish accent

@ryanreedgibson Жыл бұрын

I love the taste of the Lionfish. It reminds me of Trigger from the Sea of Cortez.

@richsherman3673 Жыл бұрын

I would enjoy a plate of Fried Lion Fish and Chips. Yummmm.

@AlexDuWaldt Жыл бұрын

"Science has done great things to relieve problems that were most likely vaused by science." -Jon Stewart. On a serious note it is really cool that people take invasive species seriously and actively pursue hunting such species wjere they aren't native.