At spawning time in late winter, gag groupers
congregate on limestone reefs off Florida's west
coast. The tasty fish forms an important part of the
area's $40 million annual reef fish harvest.
Using lines with up to a thousand baited hooks,
commercial fishermen catch vast numbers of the fish,
especially the aggressive-feeding males that can weigh
50 pounds or more.
For more, please go to:
http://www.environmentaldefense.org/pubs/Newsletter/1999/Dec/gg_ocean.html
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Shireen Gonzaga
Baltimore, MD
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