The 800-pound Goliath grouper was near extinction before conservation measures brought it back from the brink. What happens when it starts being harvested again? The fisheries in the Atlantic ocean–from North Carolina to the Caribbean–are best characterized by what’s missing: snappers, groupers, redfish, lobster and the host of other species that once patrolled hundreds of miles of the Gulf Stream
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Once Fish Come Back, It’s Tempting To Just Start Catching Them Again