Many Florida anglers know the Goliath grouper as the creature that rises from the depths and steals their catch off their line. But few know what it’s like to reel in this highly protected fish, let ...

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 ...

When we started presenting the results of our research on goliath grouper ecology to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission over a decade ago, we found that none of the commissioners had ...

From growls to booms, whales, fish and crustaceans all produce sounds. Selecting the gregarious Goliath grouper, researchers deployed a novel automated detector and localization model to find ...

Florida’s largest grouper will now be legally served on a dinner plate after Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation (FWC) Commission voted to allow 200 Goliath grouper to be caught with a fishing pole ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) - Florida officials have lifted its three-decade ban on catching and killing goliath groupers. State officials enacted a highly restricted catch of 200 annually, saying the coastal ...

Florida fish and wildlife officials Wednesday proposed new regulations to ban all fishing within 1,000 feet of three known goliath grouper spawning sites in South Florida. The rules ban fishing from ...

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 ...