Cobra Effect: Lionfish-style

I don't like the editorial slant on the title kaptain. You're declaring it a bad idea when you likely don't have anywhere near the credentials to make such a call.<p>Either we continue to eat the same popular fish out of existance, or we can try and eat overpopulated predators like the Lionfish.<p>It makes sense to try an idea before we condemn it.

Ideas like this always reminds me of the old lady who swallowed a fly, which is such a powerful metaphor for almost any time we try to control invasive species.<p>Creating a demand for a product is a powerful force, but it sure is hard to control once it has been established.<p>P.S. Here's the link to the cobra effect article from yesterday: <a href="https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Cobra_effect" rel="nofollow">https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Cobra_effect</a>

I think this idea could be applied to lots of species. Maybe they put a regulation on farming, free reign on fishing. In Florida there is a big problem with pythons in the Everglades that came from people's homes where they were pets.