Goliath Grouper are protected, aren’t they? Are they the same as the giant grouper that used to be called Jewfish?
Yes, confirmed: Jewfish.
From what I hear, that is the politically correct name for Jewfish. As for being protected, everything else except for unborn babies and Christians, so I don’t see why not.
The South Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico fishery management councils and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) have formed a committee to discuss possibly allowing a limited recreational or scientific harvest of the grouper. The species has been limited to catch-and-release only fishing since 1990.