That’s the message from members of the fishing industry, environmentalists and regulators who are trying to persuade U.S. consumers to eat more of a particularly weird-looking creature from the deep – ...

Though a steaming plate of sea monster probably isn’t your go-to order at a seafood restaurant, fishing industry insiders hope to persuade U.S. consumers to eat more monkfish — a particularly ...

In this January 2010 photo provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Larry Alade, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

BOSTONBOSTON — The menacing monkfish is a sly, voracious predator and a coveted meal itself, with a sweet tail meat that’s earned it the nickname “the poor man’s lobster.” The one-time trash fish is ...

BOSTON -- The menacing monkfish is a sly, voracious predator and a coveted meal itself, with a sweet tail meat that’s earned it the nickname "the poor man’s lobster." The one-time trash fish is also ...

BOSTON—The menacing monkfish is a sly, voracious predator and a coveted meal itself, with a sweet tail meat that’s earned it the nickname “the poor man’s lobster.” The one-time trash fish is also ...