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 ...

What's over 8 feet long and can hit 800 pounds? Did we mention you can grab your fishing pole to catch one? There is a size limitation. Florida FWC accepts applications for limited-harvest of goliath ...

Jupiter the Grouper in his tank at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa, Florida on Feb. 7, 2026—eyes like glazed over blueberries.

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 ...

Jon Black battled what is likely the biggest goliath grouper caught from a kayak and screamed like a little kid—then the fish broke his fishing rod in half. Jon Black landed what is likely the biggest ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission could decide this week if Goliath grouper, labeled critically endangered by the World Conservation Union, should be ...

Yep, that’s a goliath grouper, all right. A group of fishermen from Louisiana were treated to the “trip of a lifetime” after catching an accurately named 350-pound goliath grouper off the coast of ...

The Goliath grouper, a fish that can grow to weigh nearly 800 pounds, might go back on the list of the things you can keep and eat, or stuff, or whatever it is you do with a fish the size of a Prius.

The goliath grouper is a fish with few natural enemies. Growing to over 300 pounds, up to 6 feet in length and possessing an underwater sonic boom as a super power, these fish are so formidable, not ...

Anglers may soon get their chance to take home one of the great leviathans of the sea: the Goliath grouper. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is considering opening up a limited ...

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 Conservation Commission ...

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