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Florida Wants To Give Fishermen Another Go At The Great Big Goliath Grouper

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Except you can’t take the big ones. The current proposal is for juveniles under 36 inches. Not exactly Goliath.
 

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Except you can’t take the big ones. The current proposal is for juveniles under 36 inches. Not exactly Goliath.

Goliath is the name of that species of grouper. But yes even Goliath Groupers have to start at some size first. These are estimated to live for over 50 years.
 

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Goliath is the name of that species of grouper. But yes even Goliath Groupers have to start at some size first. These are estimated to live for over 50 years.
I understand. The story makes it sound like you’ll be able to land a giant when you can’t. They just don’t mention it until the end of the story.
 

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Im hardly PETA, but I'd be all for continuing the ban until this magnificent species has made a full comeback.
 

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Im hardly PETA, but I'd be all for continuing the ban until this magnificent species has made a full comeback.

At least according to the article, these beasts are highly predatory and eat everything in the reef. It mentioned 500 tags a year For juvenile fish that aren’t at breeding age.
 

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Somehow, the teeming life of the ocean managed to survive for eons without the aid of humans overfishing goliath grouper.
 
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