Swimming with the Atlantic Goliath Grouper @ Looe Key Reef off Big Pine

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The Atlantic Goliath Grouper can weigh up to 790 pounds, though this one probably weighs about 400. It can be 4-10 feet long.

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Yellowtail snappers

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Inquisitive and generally fearless, the Goliath was easy prey for fishermen before the ban.

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It has been on the Critically Endangered List since 1990.

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