Despite being related to the humble freshwater perch, the Atlantic goliath grouper grows to be huge – up to 8 feet long (2.4 m) and 800 lb (363 kg). Scientists have recently learned more about its ...
Swimming in the ocean is an incredible experience, with astonishing surprises for even the most seasoned divers. Take the goliath grouper, for example — these enormous fish are both awe-inspiring and ...
BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — A Goliath Grouper was recently caught inshore in Beaufort County by Tallboy Fishing Charters. According to the business, the fish weighed in at nearly 400 pounds. The ...
You may want to stay on the boat. This part of the ocean doesn't belong to you. It belongs to this beast, the Atlantic ...
The second annual Goliath grouper season doesn’t open until next spring — March 1 to May 31 — but if you want a license to harvest one of these big boys, you need to apply in the next two weeks. The ...
Persistent observations of large underwater animals are difficult to achieve without the help of electronic, multi-sensor tags. Data obtained from these sensors provide important insight into the ...
The largest grouper in the Atlantic Ocean is so big that it can eat a four-foot-long shark in one gulp and makes noises so loud that nearby scuba divers feel an effect much like a sonic boom. These ...
MICHELLE:EW N TONIGHT, YOU COULD SOON CATCH GOLIATH GROUPER. JIM: FOR THE LAST THREE DECADES, FLORIDA HAS BANNED CATCHING AND KILLING THEM. BUT WILDLIFE OFFICERS SAY THERE’S BEEN A REBOUND IN GOLIATH ...
During its two-day meeting in Tampa this week, the seven-member, governor-appointed Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will vote March 3 on a final version of fishing regulations for ...
Goliath grouper, which can grow as large as 800 pounds and 8 feet long, have been protected in Florida waters since 1990. That’s about to change. Saturday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...
STUART, Fla. — For the first time since 1990, recreational anglers fishing in some parts of Florida will be allowed to take home a goliath grouper for dinner. The Florida Fish and Wildlife ...
A new study reveals detailed behavior of massive goliath groupers. Until now, no studies have documented their fine-scale behavior. What is known about them has been learned from divers, underwater ...