The Lionfish Cookbook
Tricia Ferguson: A Canadian native now living in the Bahamas, Tricia is a marine life enthusiast. As a personal "chef to the stars" on Bahamas' Harbour Island, Tricia has used her expertise with seafood to adapt, modify and develop compatible gourmet tastes and novel combinations for the 45 recipes in this volume to promote lionfish as the new Caribbean delicacy. Lad Akins: As the Executive Director of REEF for16 years, he helped to design and develop the organization's widely recognized marine conservation programs. In 2005, he became the Director of Special Projects addressing the lionfish invasion. His current focus includes research, outreach, training and contol programs. Lad has collected, handled and eaten more invasive lionfish from a range of countries than any other person working on this issue and has helped develop many of the lionfish programs and practices in place throughout the region. This book represents a novel approach to controlling the lionfish invasion.