He adds that goliaths, which can live up to 50 years, are smart enough to learn and remember human behavior. Watch a video of goliath groupers spawning. Sylvia Earle , National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, also suggested looking at the incident from the fish's perspective.
Goliath groupers have slowly rebounded in Florida, and despite being protected, Gilmore says goliath poaching is common, and he fears fishing the behemoths could become legal again. What's more, Gilmore says the goliath grouper may be our best hope for controlling invasive lionfish , which are wreaking havoc on native fish species in the Atlantic.
It just so happens that they're a favorite snack for goliath groupers. We are targeting the same prey and it is well within their right to fight me for what is already theirs. Follow Stefan Sirucek on Twitter. All rights reserved. Video: Grayson Shepard. Ambush Hunters In the new video, the goliaths appear to become the hunters themselves, stalking Shepard and waiting for just the right moment to grab the fish.
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Michael Sipos with another great catch! Good news! Most fish are actually quite easy to work with, grouper especially. Some seafood seasoning and a splash of lemon or lime is a foolproof way to season your grouper.
You can always blacken it, use Italian seasoning, or use nothing but salt and pepper and your grouper will be delicious still. Perhaps one of the easiest and most common ways to prepare a grouper is in a skillet.
So for now we will go over cooking pan-seared grouper. You can always keep flipping for shorter and shorter time periods until it looks right—golden on each side. You can place it on a salad, cut it up for fish tacos, add it to pasta, or simply serve it with a side of vegetables and some mashed potatoes for a simple and delicious dish. Well, we hope these tips and tricks on getting your fish from spear to plate helps to make your grouper spearing adventures easier and your grouper cooking more delicious.
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As with anything, once you learn a few skills and techniques, spearfishing is not difficult, exciting and challenging perhaps. Within yards of a public swimming beach, any commercial or public fishing pier, or any part of a bridge from which public fishing is allowed. Within feet of any part of a jetty that is above the surface of the sea - except for the last yards of a jetty that extends more than 1, yards from the shoreline.
For any fish for which spearing is expressly prohibited by law listed above. In any body of water under the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection, Recreation and Parks. Possession of spearfishing equipment is prohibited in these areas, unless it is unloaded and properly stored.
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