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 ...

FWC accepting applications now for 2026 goliath grouper harvest. The goliath grouper harvest period opens March 1 and runs through May 31, 2026. The 2026 goliath grouper harvest is limited to 200.

There's an old baseball saying about great defense that fans with banners and color commentators will invoke sometimes. It goes something like, "Three-quarters of the world is covered by water, the ...

Goliath groupers on the wreck of the Zion about 90 feet deep off Jupiter in 2009. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission agreed in March 2022 to a limited, highly-regulated harvest of ...

Goliath grouper can be harvested in state waters next year for the first time in 33 years. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Thursday lifted a 1990 ban on catching the ...

Goliath grouper were among the prized catches for charter boats, including the Gulfstream captained by Tommy Lones in Key West in the 1950s. Wright Langley Collection. Florida wildlife managers ...