The black grouper's entire body is covered with black, rectangular markings over a background that can be brown, reddish-brown, dark green, or black. The black spots can vary in intensity ...

Thanks to some intel from diving friends and his years of scuba diving experience, Mathie put together a game plan that paid off with a 26-inch black grouper. That fish provided a delicious meal ...

In a non stick pan, heat grape seed oil over medium high heat. Season grouper with salt and pepper on both sides Put grouper in pan, laying fish away from you. Sear on both sides for 5 minutes.

Grouper species open to harvest are gag, black, red, yellowmouth and yellowfin, along with related species scamp, red hind, rock hind, coney and graysby. The season was closed since Jan. 1.

When gag and black grouper season opens later this year they will have a minimum size limit of 24 inches in both federal and Florida state waters. The minimum size limit has been 22 inches since ...

But when Charleston eaters encounter grouper on menus and in seafood cases, they're usually dealing with red, black or gag grouper. Whether those species count as sustainable depends on who's ...

According to the International Game Fish Association, which collects and verifies world records worldwide, the current record for a black grouper is 124 pounds caught Jan. 11, 2003, in the Gulf of ...

“We went to a spot where I shot a 50-pound black grouper last year. Me and Pat rolled on it and that’s where Pat got his big grouper. He saw the fish before I did. That’s how it goes sometimes.

FLORIDA (WMBB) – The Gulf Council has announced its action to modify the catch limits and recreational season for the shallow-water grouper complex on Wednesday. According to a news release, the ...