I have eaten parrot fish exactly twice since arriving on Guam last year. Y'all, pot fabot care for your ocean! I am begging you as a future marine biologist, give a damn and stop targeting them while spearfishing and stop buying them!
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Replying to @Lani4Pasifika
But, what if it’s already on the shelf and we don’t want it to go to waste???? (Biased because fried palaksi is my favorite
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Replying to @jtingsonDPT
The more you buy, the more demand is there, so the more they will buy from poor foreign places like the Philippines, contributing to the problem there. And when I say they I mean Payless and CUL.
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Replying to @jtingsonDPT
I say buy as a rare treat maybe or don't buy at all. Tbh I think its overrated on Guam. Nothing special about the taste, but the lack of small bones and thick flesh is more why many like it.
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Replying to @Lani4Pasifika
Gotcha! It was one of my favorites growing up and holds a lot of sentimental value to me so I’ll keep it as a rare treat when I finally learn how to cook it. Most of the time I chow it at 3 squares or fiestas
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Replying to @jtingsonDPT
Yes it must be sentimental to many on Guam to see how the demand for it is consistent. Its funny, bc NMI has a bigger variety of reef fish sold at fish markets but Guam is like...parrotfish or maybe tataga and that's it. And those are both grazing species.
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And that is a great strategy! Rare treats make you appreciate them more 
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