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Monster Quest - 1,500lb goliath groupers

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ya can't even put them on the boat these days. cwm31.gif

 

Goliath Grouper

 

Epinephelus itajara Managed by: SAFMC

Physical description:

 

The largest of the groupers, weighing up to 750 pounds. Biological description:

 

Similar to the warsaw grouper. South Atlantic Federal Regulations

 

(For areas three-200 miles off the coasts of NC, SC, GA, and East Florida)

CLOSED TO HARVEST OR POSSESSION IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC EEZ (FEDERAL WATERS) SINCE 1990.

Download recreational regulations summary (PDF)

Note: Goliath grouper and Nassau grouper must be released by cutting the line and NOT removed from the water. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has provided additional guidelines on release techniques for Goliath grouper. Click here to download a PDF version of the guidelines.

 

 

http://www.safmc.net/Portals/6/Regul...erReminder.pdf

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I hope they revise Florida jewfish regs soon, the population exploded in last 20 years since the ban

 

imagine how many lbs of snapper, snook and small 30-40 lb grouper are eaten everyday by those monsters mad.gifmad.gif

Does not play or fish well with others.

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