St. Pete man charged after harvesting goliath grouper
Malcom Woods, 63, 'willfully harvested and kept' a goliath grouper he caught in the waters off the Sunshine Skyway Bridge on Sunday.
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Goliath groupers were overfished throughout the 20th century and suffered large population losses as a result. Harvesting the fish was prohibited in 1990, but the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission began allowing limited recreational harvesting in 2022.
Harvesting is only allowed from March 1 to May 31, and anglers have to hope to get one of the 200 permits available each year.
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Even if you do get a permit, which are only awarded through a random lottery, you're limited to only one fish, which has to be between 24 and 36 inches.
In Woods' case, he was fishing in the off-season, did not have a permit and caught a fish that was too small to be harvested. He was charged with two misdemeanors: possession of a goliath grouper and possession of a goliath grouper during closed season.
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