The Integration of the Lion Fish in the Diet of the Cypriot as a Means of Maintaining Marine Ecosystem

Department of Nutrition and Dietetic Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 72300, Sitia, Greece

^* Corresponding author: gtsikalakis@hmu.gr

Abstract

The purpose of the working is to investigate the invasive (Pterois Miles) lionfish, with the aim of proving it as a healthy food, with remarkable nutritional value, beneficial for the human body. The encourage its consumption so that, knowing it, people can include it in their daily diet. The analyze the policy in Cyprus in the effort to control and manage the species in mainten the balance in biodiversity and the marine ecosystem. Highlight the dangers of environmental imbalance from the invasion of other species in the Mediterranean Seas Most people do not know the lionfish and it is difficult to integrate a new kind of food into the diet. By informing its benefits and proposing to the world to try it, in addition to having the benefit of this type of food, it will also be noteworthy the contribution of its consumption to environmental protection. With the integration of the lionfish, to the Cypriot diet is given a financial incentive for the fishermen to catch it and its population is still maintained at low levels so that the balance in the maritime ecosystem can occur