It’s easy, and we like taking a commonly trashed resource and turning it into a luxury item. We used to buy a big tin of caviar to celebrate holidays and milestones (one of the benefits of being able to order things at cost from the restaurant) and now we make our own whenever we have a chance. Lionfish When prepared correctly, lionfish are edible.I’m not going to lie- Rachel and I love caviar. The total cost of the project is estimated to be $858 million. Army Corps of Engineers announced earlier this year that it will spend $226 million for a massive lock and dam near Rockville, Illinois, that will employ an array of technological barriers (an air-bubble curtain, an electric barrier, a flush lock, and an underwater acoustic fish deterrent) to keep the four species out of the Great Lakes. The explosive growth of Asian carp, which has spawned several large-scale control projects, is a textbook example of how invasive species suck up tax dollars. Their maddening habit of launching themselves from the water at the sound of an approaching motor creates hazards for recreational boaters as well. Escapees spread throughout the Mississippi River system, where the quick-growing, voracious herbivores are causing big problems for native fish.
This catchall term covers four carp species-bighead, black, grass, and silver-imported from Asia for use in aquaculture ponds.
Asian Carp Benjamin Lowy via Getty Images Snakeheads are prolific breeders and fierce defenders of their young (they spawn twice a year or more and both parents guard the nest), producing exceptionally fast-growing offspring capable of reaching 20 pounds. First detected in Maryland in 2002 and thought to have been released by a local fish market, the Southeast Asian native spread along the Atlantic coast south to Florida and as far north as Massachusetts. chef, as I was lucky to try it off-menu once, it’s transcendent. Delivered fresh from the Potomac to the kitchen of a celebrated D.C. In the hands of a competent angler-cook, the white, flakey flesh is hard to ruin. This sinisterly named fish looks mean, but its flavor is mild-mannered. Northern Snakehead Snakeheads are aggressive and defend their nests against other fish. Nutria Nutria were introduced to the U.S. The largest frogs in North America, bullfrogs can stretch beyond a foot long, with legs extended, and weigh more than 1 pound. But in areas where it has been introduced-like California, Arizona, and Hawaii-this voracious predator has exploded, outcompeting (and often eating) native Western frog species. range, which stretches from central Florida to Nova Scotia, from the Atlantic Coast to Wisconsin, and across the Great Plains to the Rockies. Joe McDonald via Getty ImagesĪn eating machine that devours ducklings, rats, bats, bass, and other bullfrogs with equal abandon, the American bullfrog is native throughout much of its U.S. American Bullfrog Bullfrogs are native to much of the U.S., but in places like Hawaii, they’re a problem. Contrary to what some claim, wild hogs are the descendants of domestic escapees: Handled correctly in the field and kitchen, they can be just as delicious. From the tip of Florida to the Oklahoma panhandle all but a handful of counties have confirmed pig populations. Department of Agriculture, some 9 million feral swine inhabit 31 states-most densely across the south.
There’s a reason a total lack of restraint is called going “hog wild.” If you’ve ever seen the destruction feral pigs can visit on a food plot, crop field, or suburban lawn, that $123 billion damage estimate might seem a tad conservative. imageBROKER/Erhard Nerger via Getty Images Feral Pigs Feral pigs looking for food in the woods.
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