This story appears in the July 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine. Off the coast of southwest Florida, a hundred feet below the water’s surface, a whump rolls through the sea. Another ...

“These fish are a sign of healthy reefs and ocean ecosystems, and making sure the Nassau grouper can flourish helps secure clean water, living corals and robust seagrass beds. Now we also need to ...

I had to remain at depth with the sharks. Shreds of grouper flesh fall from the jaws of two sharks as they rip a fish apart. After hunting together to roust the grouper from its hiding place in ...

The goliath grouper is a giant fish that can be found in Florida waters. In the '70s and '80s, it was severely overfished, which led to regulations making it illegal to harvest. Following is a ...

Recreational harvest of shallow water grouper closes in Atlantic state waters Jan 1, 2025. The shallow water grouper complex includes black, gag, yellowfin, scamp, yellowmouth, red, coney, graysby, ...