They're big, stocky, blotchy, slow-moving, sometimes aggressive, and protected by law, and a lot of people think the time has come to harvest a few. We're talking about goliath grouper, a species ...

Over the objections of dive operators, the commission voted to move forward with a draft rule allowing up to 200 fishing permits a year for juvenile goliath grouper, with the first harvest ...

Juvenile goliath grouper have very visible bands or stripes, though when they get older the bands can fade. While Isaac’s catch was massive, the Florida state record for a goliath fish was set ...

He's finalizing a new analysis of the behemoth, in which he lays out a plan for reopening the juvenile goliath grouper to fishing on a limited, sustainable basis. His data suggests this type of ...

“The decision by FWC to move forward with their plan to develop a limited harvest of goliath grouper is not based on the best-available science.” A juvenile goliath grouper swims through mangrove ...

The goliath grouper is a fish with few natural enemies ... FWC's own analysis that juvenile abundance was difficult to ascertain is one of the opposing points Tom Ingram, president and CEO ...

Coleman says other factors — cold snaps that wiped out juvenile populations, declining habitat and poaching — have continued to take a toll on goliath groupers. For years, recreational ...

THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION APPROVEAD PROPOSAL THAT WILL ALLOW UP TO 200 FISHING PERMITS A YEAR FOR JUVENILE GOLIATH GROUPER. >> IT’S BEEN CLOSED SINCE 1990. THE STOCK IS REBUILDG ...

The BriefA student seeking her Master's Degree is working on a new research project to show how smart the Goliath Grouper ...

Ron DeSantis, said the goliath grouper’s prospects have improved ... The catch will be restricted to juvenile fish, avoiding the prospect of fishermen hauling 500-pound goliath groupers from ...

Fishermen are also not permitted to pull goliath grouper from the water because the skeletal structure cannot support its weight outside the water, and it could sustain fatal injuries. Juvenile ...