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 →
TweetGreetings, anglers! August is vacation time for many folks and families with kids having some fun before school starts up in a few short weeks. Plenty of opportunity to get the kiddos onto some fish while you are camping or … Continue reading →
TweetAt its July meeting in Orlando, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved lengthening the Gulf of Mexico gag grouper recreational season in state waters off Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor counties by opening the season Sept. 1 … Continue reading →
TweetThe Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has scheduled an additional public workshop, to be held July 31 in Lake Worth, to gather public input on goliath grouper management, including the possibility of a limited harvest in Florida state … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Share your input on goliath grouper management Information: FWC is hosting several workshops to gather public input on goliath grouper management, including the possibility of a limited harvest in Florida state waters. Workshops will be from 5 to … Continue reading →
TweetAction: Recreational harvest in 4-county region closes July 1 Information: The recreational gag grouper season in state waters off Franklin, Wakulla, Taylor and Jefferson counties closes July 1, with the last day of harvest being June 30. All other state … Continue reading →
TweetThe Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) needs your input on goliath grouper management, including the possibility of a limited harvest in Florida state waters. The FWC is hosting several goliath grouper public workshops throughout the state in August … Continue reading →
TweetGag grouper will open for recreational harvest in most state and all federal Gulf of Mexico waters June 1, and will remain open through Dec. 31. Monroe County is excluded from this season because it follows the Atlantic state … Continue reading →
TweetGrouper – Atlantic Action: Recreational season opens May 1 Information: The recreational season for gag, black, red, yellowmouth and yellowfin grouper; scamp; red hind; rock hind; coney; and graysby; opens May 1 in Atlantic state and federal waters, including state … Continue reading →
TweetInformation: 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 Pass, … Continue reading →
TweetThe following topics are either tentatively slated to be brought before the Commission in the near future or items FWC staff plan to begin working on. This is not an all-encompassing list and topics may be moved to a later date or not … Continue reading →
Tweet4 Florida counties open April 1 to gag grouper recreational harvest; FWC gathering input on changes to this season State waters off the coast of Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor counties will open to recreational harvest of gag grouper starting … Continue reading →
Tweet Grouper Moon Project Results in Sweeping Science-Based Protections For Nassau Grouper By Christy Pattengill-Semmens, Ph.D., Director of Science Nassau Grouper, an icon of Caribbean reefs, receives broad protections in the Cayman Islands. Photo by Stephanie Archer/Grouper Moon Project. One … Continue reading →
