The Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus), a large-bodied top predator, was once the most abundant and commercially important fish in the Caribbean. Each winter, the groupers gather en masse at ...

Nassau groupers are solitary most of the year but come together for reproduction. When they come together to spawn, they use different signals to communicate with each other. - [Narrator] Nassau ...

(CN) — Fisheries targeting coral reefs north of the Maldives could be jeopardizing the health of squaretail grouper populations by scaring fish away from their mating sites, according to a new study ...

Florida fish and wildlife officials Wednesday proposed new regulations to ban all fishing within 1,000 feet of three known goliath grouper spawning sites in South Florida. The rules ban fishing from ...

Forget diving with sharks. Off the coast of Florida, near Jupiter, you can dive among groupers the size of a refrigerator. This area is the epicenter of the Atlantic Goliath Grouper aggregation, its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research reveals the impact fishing has on grouper mating behavior, according to a recent article from Lancaster University ...

Just as the sun begins to set, hundreds to thousands of groupers gather at their favorite hangouts to spawn, and luckily they're pretty vocal about it, providing vital data on their reproductive ...

Many fish produce sounds for courtship and mating, navigation, and defending their territories. Scientists analyze these sounds to study their behavior such as reproduction. Since grouper spawning is ...

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story contained inaccurate information. It has since been corrected. Florida fish and wildlife officials Wednesday proposed new regulations to ban all fishing ...