Swimming in the ocean is an incredible experience, with astonishing surprises for even the most seasoned divers. Take the goliath grouper, for example — these enormous fish are both awe-inspiring and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What's over 8 feet long and can hit 800 pounds? Did we mention you can grab your fishing pole to catch one? There is a size ...

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 ...

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. -- A fish with a big name appears to be making a comeback in Florida's waters. Goliath grouper can weigh up to 800 pounds, and the "gee whiz" factor is huge. The giants were ...

Goliath grouper, which can grow as large as 800 pounds and 8 feet long, have been protected in Florida waters since 1990. That’s about to change. Saturday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

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 ...

PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. (WEAR/WKRC) - A man sent Channel 3 video of his son catching and releasing a goliath grouper fish onshore at Pensacola Beach this week. Video shows the goliath grouper being ...

A Florida teenager and his friends landed the catch of a lifetime when they pulled in a fish estimated to weigh about 250 pounds from the beach. FOX 13 in Tampa reported that Isaac Francis, a ...

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 ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) - Florida officials have lifted its three-decade ban on catching and killing goliath groupers. State officials enacted a highly restricted catch of 200 annually, saying the coastal ...