List of edible invasive species
Eating invasive species has been suggested by people such as ecologist Joe Roman as a way of reducing their numbers.[1] This is a list of cases where this has been suggested, tried and/or is now established.
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In 2010, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration campaigned for people to "eat lionfish" to counter their introduction to the Caribbean.[1]
Plants
- Palmer's amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri)
- Kudzu (Pueraria ssp.)
- Armenian blackberry (Rubus armeniacus)
- Dandelion (Taraxacum ssp.)
- Water caltrop (Trapa ssp.)
Animals
- American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
- Asian carp
- Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
- Brown trout (Salmo trutta)
- Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
- Green shore crab (Carcinus maenas)
- Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis)
- Common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
- Domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)
- Domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
- Goat (Capra aegagrus hircus)
- Green iguana (Iguana iguana)
- Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)
- Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis)
- Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)
- Nile perch (Lates niloticus)
- Lionfish (Pterois ssp.)
- Quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis)
- Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha)
- Walking catfish (Clarias batrachus)
- Snails
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References
- Michael Snyder (19 March 2017), "Can We Really Eat Invasive Species into Submission?", Scientific American
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