The slaughter was several years ago, but Don DeMaria remembers it as clearly as if it had been yesterday. Forty divers had chartered a vessel off Florida’s southwest coast. They spearfished on a wreck ...

A boom in the value of black jewfish swim bladders has Top End fishing authorities worried prices could fuel a black market in Asia. The swim bladder is an organ in the fish which regulates its ...

FORT MYERS -- The committee responsible for naming fish in the Americas has changed the common name of Florida's largest grouper species from jewfish, which some found offensive, to goliath grouper.

Jewfish can be caught in rivers, creeks, bays and on reef systems using both lures and baits. Like most reef fish species, black jewfish spawn during the wet season with spawning events peaking in ...

Two men are set to face court in Darwin after allegedly being found in possession of black jewfish swim bladders. NT Water Police say there is a roaring, illegal trade in black jewfish bladders, which ...

Few names, words or ideas are so incendiary as those associated with specific ethnic or religious groups. Chief Illiniwek may be only a University of Illinois mascot, but there are reasons why his ...

In May 2000, the American Fisheries Society officially changed the name jewfish to Goliath Grouper. Other names include spotted jewfish, southern jewfish, esonue, Florida jewfish Description This is ...

Black jewfish is now off limits to commercial fishers until next year after the catch limit for the species in Queensland’s East Coast waters was reached. The 20-tonne limit for east coast black ...

KEY LARGO, Fla. — Nothing predisposes Epinephelus itajara to be a troublemaker. A voracious grouper that can grow to more than 6 feet, the lurking bottom-feeder is sluggish enough that countless ...

Queensland Government scientists will explore the species across the state, with a strong focus around black jewfish hot spots such as Mackay and Rockhampton. Fisheries Minister Mark Furner said the ...

Wild inconvenience or boater’s bliss? Either way, the Polynesian-themed island compound located at 7147 La Lenaire Drive on Jewfish Key, accessible only by water, is a stunning beach getaway that ...