TweetDid you know gag grouper are protogynous hermaphrodites, beginning life as female with most eventually switching to male? During a three-year study, FWRI research biologists from our Movement Ecology and Reproductive Resilience Lab, researched how spatial management and life history … Continue reading →
Tweet Nassau Grouper spawning aggregation on the west end of Little Cayman, Cayman Islands. Photo by Tiago Peixoto, Grouper Moon Project (c)2020 Tiago Peixoto Two types of acoustic calls made by Nassau Grouper – courtship (top) and alarm (bottom). Figure … Continue reading →
TweetInformation: The Gulf of Mexico gag grouper recreational season in state waters off Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor counties will be open for harvest Sept. 1 through Dec. 31. All other Gulf state and federal waters are open June 1 … Continue reading →
Tweet Gag grouper fall season opens Sept. 1 in Gulf 4-county region 08/19/2020 For immediate release: Aug. 19, 2020 Media contact: Amanda Nalley, 850-404-6100 or Amanda.Nalley@MyFWC.comSuggested Tweet: Gag #grouper fall season opens Sept. 1 in Gulf 4-county region: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/FLFFWCC/bulletins/29ae0f7 #Florida … Continue reading →
TweetNOAA Fisheries announces the final rule for Regulatory Amendment 29 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Regulatory Amendment 29). This final rule modifies gear requirements for the fishery and encourages best fishing … Continue reading →
Tweet Nassau Grouper spawning aggregation on Little Cayman in 2020. Photo (c) Grouper Moon Project, by Tiago Peixoto Last month we successfully conducted our 19th year of the Grouper Moon Project. Around the winter full moons each year, our field … Continue reading →
Tweet We are excited to share a conservation success story for the critically endangered Nassau Grouper. After nearly two decades of research and monitoring efforts, the Grouper Moon team published key results last month in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of … Continue reading →
Tweet 08/19/2019 For immediate release: Aug. 19, 2019 Media contact: Amanda Nalley, 850-404-6100 or Amanda.Nalley@MyFWC.comSuggested Tweet: Gag #grouper fall season opens Sept. 1 in Gulf 4-county region: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/FLFFWCC/bulletins/25984e6 #Florida #Fishing @MyFWCGag grouper fall season opens in Gulf 4-county region The Gulf … Continue reading →
Tweet Gag – Gulf Recreational season starts June 1 in most state waters Information: The recreational gag grouper season starts June 1 in most state and all federal Gulf of Mexico waters. This season will remain open through Dec. 31, … Continue reading →
TweetMedia contact: Amanda Nalley, 850-404-6100 or Amanda.Nalley@MyFWC.com Suggested Tweet: Grouper, hogfish season opens May 1 in Atlantic, Monroe Co. waters via @MyFWC: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/FLFFWCC/bulletins/240d384 #Florida #Fishing Grouper, hogfish season reopens May 1 in Atlantic, Monroe County waters The following species will reopen … Continue reading →
Tweet Information: The recreational harvest season for gag grouper in Gulf state waters off Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor counties opens April 1. This region will remain open through June 30 and includes all waters of Apalachicola Bay and Indian … Continue reading →
Tweet 4 Florida counties open April 1 to gag grouper recreational harvest State waters off the coast of Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor counties will open to recreational harvest of gag grouper starting April 1. This regional season will remain open … Continue reading →
TweetREEF scientists and volunteers are gearing up another season of the Grouper Moon Project, a collaborative research effort with the Cayman Islands Department of the Environment (CIDOE). This important project focuses on one of the largest (and one of just … Continue reading →
TweetInformation: The Gulf of Mexico gag grouper recreational season in state waters off Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor counties will be open for harvest Sept. 1 through Dec. 31. All other Gulf state and federal waters are open June 1 … Continue reading →
TweetBy Christy Pattengill-Semmens, Ph.D., Director of Science REEF’s Grouper Moon Project, ongoing since 2001, was recently featured in Scientific American as a model for natural resource science. The project is a powerful collaboration between scientists at REEF, Cayman Islands Department of Environment, … Continue reading →
TweetBy Ellie Place, REEF Conservation Coordinator – Volunteer Fish Survey Project On Thursday, April 26, after considering more than three hours of stakeholder comments, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) ruled to continue the protection of the Goliath Grouper … Continue reading →
Tweet State waters off the coast of Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor counties will open to recreational harvest of gag grouper starting April 1. This regional season will remain open through June 30. The season includes all waters of Apalachicola Bay … Continue reading →
Tweet he Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is hosting several public workshops in your area to gather public input on the management of goliath grouper, including the possibility of a limited harvest in Florida state waters. Upcoming … Continue reading →
TweetThe Gulf of Mexico gag grouper recreational season in state waters off Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor counties will be open for harvest Sept. 1 through Dec. 31. This new fall season was approved at the Florida Fish and Wildlife … Continue reading →
Tweet We are excited to share the latest scientific paper to include REEF data, published this month in the journal ICES Journal of Marine Science. In this paper, authors use information on where REEF divers did or did not encounter three … Continue reading →
