A Florida-based shark diver convicted of illegally freeing marine wildlife intended for research off the Sunshine State’s ...

In Pompano Beach, Florida, a man was arrested on suspicion of illegal spearfishing for protected Goliath Grouper and ...

A Florida man was jailed recently after being caught spearfishing within 100 yards of a public beach and in possession of a protected goliath grouper. But the suspect tried his best to avoid the ...

On June 9, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers arrested a Broward County man on charges ...

MIAMI (AP) — A shark-diving charter boat captain convicted of theft for freeing 19 sharks and a giant grouper from a fisherman’s longline off the coast of Florida says he’s felt like he was ...

TWO Brit backpackers landed a giant goliath grouper while on a dream trip to Australia – weighing a whopping 600lbs. Ed Hirst, 25, and Harry Thomas, 27, caught the monster fish in Port Dougla… ...

Goliath grouper numbers have improved since the 1990 fishing ban, but many scientists say they’re still too low to reopen fishing. Photograph by Jennifer Hayes, Nat Geo Image Collection.

Take the goliath grouper, for example — these enormous fish are both awe-inspiring and a bit nerve-racking due to their imposing size and austere presence.

Within the ship’s hull, a 100-pound giant grouper named “Mac Nut” rests in the livewell, a space filled with the constant circulation of seawater. Mac Nut was raised in an aquaculture ...

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 ...

While fishing, Isaac’s line went tight and the fight was on until he brought in a nearly 250-pound goliath grouper, according to his father Stu Francis.