Whole Foods Offering Invasive Species To Florida Customers

  • 8 years ago
Lionfish are a highly invasive species that have been causing big problems in Florida’s waters for some time. Attempts to rid the area of them have proven unsuccessful, so now Whole Foods Market has stepped in with a possible solution.



Lionfish are a highly invasive species that have been causing big problems in Florida’s waters for some time. 

Attempts to rid the area of them have proven unsuccessful, so now Whole Foods has stepped in with a possible solution. 

The stores in the state are now selling it by the pound.

Consumers can be assured that, while the fish is notoriously toxic, all of the venom-packed parts have been removed, neutralized, or both. 

Further, preparation advice is available to those not quite sure how to go about cooking the sea dweller, which, according to some, tastes just like halibut.

The lionfish is being of