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- Title
Diving for Data: Florida Sea Grant's Great Goliath Grouper Count.
- Authors
Collins, Angela B.; Fluech, Bryan; Siders, Zachary A.; Sipos, Michael; Zangroniz, Ana
- Abstract
The article discusses the Great Goliath Grouper Count (GGGC), a program initiated in 2010 by Florida Sea Grant and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to collect data on the Atlantic goliath grouper. The goliath grouper is a large reef species that was overfished and experienced population declines in the past. The GGGC utilizes trained divers who follow standardized protocols to report data on the number, size, and location of goliath groupers observed during underwater surveys. The program has expanded to include the entire state of Florida and has provided valuable data for stock assessments and fisheries management.
- Subjects
FLORIDA; GROUPERS; WILDLIFE conservation; DIVING; SIZE of fishes; FISH conservation
- Publication
Oceanography, 2024, Vol 37, Issue 1, p102
- ISSN
1042-8275
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5670/oceanog.2024.230