Cape Coral, Florida, man in kayak reels in 552-pound Goliath Grouper

wptv ^ | May 27, 2015

[ErnBatavia]

In Australia, they pronounce it the same, but “adjusted” the spelling to Dhufish.

[JimRed]

Goliath Grouper are protected, aren’t they? Are they the same as the giant grouper that used to be called Jewfish?

[JimRed]

Yes, confirmed: Jewfish.

[sport]

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.

[subterfuge]

The problem with protecting the Goliath is that large ones stake out a reef and devastate all the other fish except the smallest and fastest

[al baby]

That one sure looks like my c.p.a .

[JoeProBono]

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.

http://www.snookfoundation.org/news/38-general/667-goliath-groupers-harvest-them-or-protect-them.html

[mabarker1]

YIKES!!!

[JoeProBono]

[al baby]

You owe me a key board and my nose hurts from carbonation backflow

[onedoug]

‘Looks dead to me. But I’m sure the kayaker feels manly.

[subterfuge]

Thanks Joe!

[gasport]

The larger the fish, the more biomagnification of the toxin.

[JoeProBono]

Right. That's why I stick to sardines.

[gopheraj]

If it was dead what was making it’s tail flop around and splash water on the guy?

[gasport]

Pelagic fish are never a problem.

Reef fish eat the dinoflagellate and accumulate the toxin.

[JoeProBono]