Lionfish invasion in Cyprus? If you can't beat 'em, eat 'em

Lionfish is seen cooked after a dive at the Zenobia, a cargo ship wreck off Larnaca, Cyprus July 15, 2019. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

LARNACA, Cyprus (Reuters) - "Wanted", says the poster of a lionfish on the quay side in Larnaca marina. Dead, or fried.

Or even grilled, filleted or in a risotto. An EU-funded project has placed Cyprus on the frontline to deal with an invasion of marauding lionfish which have munched their way through the eastern Mediterranean in the past five years.