Is it safe to eat lionfish in Roatan

ROATAN, United States MO Islands - Nov. 28, 2019 - PRLog -- The fish is flamboyantly beautiful with large fins and 13 towering spines which makes it very popular amongst aquarium owners.  But now that it's begun reproducing along the east coast of the southern US all the way down beyond Brazil it's been wiping out many native fish populations.  In an attempt to control the lionfish population efforts have been made to promote it as a tasty meal.  Is it safe to eat lionfish in Roatan?  It absolutely is.  Once the fish is cooked the venom is deactivated.

Lionfish Culls

It's pretty much agreed among marine scientists that it's too late for the lionfish to be completely eradicated from the Atlantic.  It's a fast reproducing fish with no real predators in its new environment.  It also tends to spend a lot of time at depths of 1000 feet or more making it difficult to capture.  But attempts have been made to at least try and control the population.  Divers and fishers are encouraged to catch lionfish and many fishing derbies and competitions focused on the lionfish have been organized. The restaurant at Blue Bahia Resort has a lion fish cook out every Friday!

Dangerous?

Being stung by a lionfish can be an extremely painful situation.  It's normally not life threatening for those who aren't specifically allergic to the venom, but it can cause painful swelling that lasts for several days.  It is sometimes accompanied by headaches, nausea, cramping and temporary paralysis.  That said, lionfish aren't aggressive when approached by human beings, so most stings are accidental.  The venom must be injected into the skin for it to cause any problems, but it still works even when the fish is dead.  Therefore care must be taken around the poisonous spines at all times.

Sting Treatment

If stung by a lionfish the treatment is the same as if you were stung by a stingray.  This involves soaking the affected area in extremely hot water or applying another type of heat source.  Of course the water musn't be so hot that it causes a burn, but it must be as hot as possible - up to
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