Cobia, sandbar sharks and bull sharks prey on cownose rays. The ray wouldn’t fit in the cooler whole, so we cut the wings off and used the remaining parts of the fish to bait the crab pots.This light Thai coconut and lime soup is usually done with chicken or shrimp. We like trying new foods, even if those foods scare us a little bit. Cownose ray is one of those foods that I know is edible, but there is very little credible information on what the cownose ray is like as table fare. It’s one of the reasons why we’re here now. But it’s also responsible for centuries of hearsay and food bias.
Using tongs, remove ginger and lemongrass stalks. Cownose rays and humans. Behavior. The tide was moving into the creek mouth and with it, the skates and rays. We instead fished from a dilapidated dock with our friend Cameron. LIFESPAN: 13 to 18 years. While foraging, schools of rays can stir up huge clouds of silt over a large area. We joked about fashioning up a harpoon, flipped small cut baits to the fish we could see, and in quick order filled a cooler with skates. The tide was moving into the creek mouth and with it, the skates and rays. Joined: Aug 7, 2007 Messages: 1,543 Trophy Points: 0. Cownose rays school and migrate in large groups, sometimes up to thousands of individuals. RANGE: Present in the Bay from May through October.
DIET: Mollusks, including oysters, razor clams, macoma, and softshell clams. We swap the chicken for ray and see no reason to go back.2 4” stalks of lemongrass, smashed with backside of heavy knifeCombine ginger, zest, lime juice, lemongrass and stock in medium stock pot.
We switched to crab for bait, and Rachel hooked into a cownose ray, which had its way with our light tackle setup. We switched to crab for bait, and Rachel hooked into a cownose ray, which had its way with our light tackle setup. Add in mushrooms, coconut milk, bamboo, fish sauce and sugar. As the sun began to sink, the surface of the still water was sliced by the wingtips of the rays as they cruised the shallows. Top with chili oil and herbs. Bring to a simmer, add in cubed ray. Big female rays, followed by three or four smaller males, swooped in from the deeper water of the bay to feed and breed.
Taste and adjust seasoning as needed. The answer is almost always “yes you can.” Cownose ray is one of those foods that I know is edible, but there is very little credible information on what the cownose ray is like as table fare. We swap the chicken for ray and see no reason to go back.2 4” stalks of lemongrass, smashed with backside of heavy knifeChili oil, cilantro and/or thai basil to garnish (optional)Combine ginger, zest, lime juice, lemongrass and stock in medium stock pot. Add in mushrooms, coconut milk, bamboo, fish sauce and sugar. I don’t know how many times I've been asked “Can you eat that?” The answer is almost always “yes you can.”This recent tip to the shore we were land locked, with winds too high and from the wrong direction for us to comfortably take our tiny boat out into the bay. Cownose Rays At A Glance. These rays spit out the shells of the animals they eat, and only swallow the soft body parts.
Top with chili oil and herbs. SIZE: Wingspan can reach three feet, weight can approach 50 pounds. Using tongs, remove ginger and lemongrass stalks. We joked about fashioning up a harpoon, flipped small cut baits to the fish we could see, and in quick order filled a cooler with skates. These rays suck snails, oysters, crabs and other shellfish from the bottom of shallow mud and sand flats. We like trying new foods, even if those foods scare us a little bit.
It was a skate and ray rush hour. Cover and adjust heat to a soft simmer until ray is tender, about 40 minutes.