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. Goliath grouper as it was being released.

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 ...

Arif Sabir was attempting to take an amberjack off his spear and put it into his stringer when a goliath grouper happened onto the scene with other plans. Goliath grouper eyes a free meal that was ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (News Service of Florida) — Three decades after the state banned the harvesting of goliath grouper, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved plans Wednesday ...

Goliath grouper, which can grow to 800 pounds and more than eight feet in length, had been harvested in state waters from the late 1800s until 1990. The largest goliath grouper caught in Florida ...

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 ...