Might find this interesting, Especially the information on barracuda
migration.

>From the CDC.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5534a2.htm

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Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 9:55 PM
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Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] George Town - Thompson Bay, Long Island,Exumas
3-14-10

<SNIP>

> I didn't know that Barracuda was edible and thought they were filled with
> bones.

Negative.  Very few bones.  Take a (very - not difficult) little care in 
separating the side bones, what few they are, and fillet as you would any 
other fish.  We had the rest of him (the first half grilled a few nights 
ago) tonight, fried, lightly breaded (no milk, just bread crumbs pressed 
onto the flesh), and it's just marvelous.

Folks are scared of barry due to ciguatera - but last year, the folks on Cat

Island, where we'd caught our first on the way into the Bight, told us that 
anything on the lee side (no reefs), of any size, they'll eat.  Other 
sources say that if it's under 30 inches, it won't have had enough time to 
eat enough reef fish to be dangerous.

So, given that they're very territorial (and therefor don't travel all that 
far), we'll eat one if we've caught it many miles from any reef. So far, 
that's the only sort we've caught.  Delicious, firm but flaky, grilled or 
fried, and will take nearly any lure, but we've had the best luck with a 
simple cedar plug.

YMMV, we're not doctors...

L8R

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