After hunting together to roust the grouper from its hiding place in the reef, the sharks encircle it—but then compete for the spoils. In the years since, I’ve gotten over my fear. It has ...
"This is a clear example of how protected areas can also benefit local communities." Scientists make stunning discovery in ...
The black-saddled coral grouper is a popular food fish ... Researcher Dominique Pelletier deployed a number of cameras in a ...
On the Great Barrier Reef a remarkable grouper uses sign language, dubbed the headstand signal, to reach out to an entirely different creature, a reef octopus, to flush small fish out of their ...
Poor water quality and increased sedimentation due to land-development practices threaten both coral and macroalgae that are important resources during the grouper’s various life stages. Coral reefs ...
The reefs are made of concrete with embedded limestone, to resemble the natural limestone found on the sea floor.
Noel López, a dive master who has observed these waters for two decades, guided us to a deeper reef where we encountered four species of grouper, including a goliath the size of a stove.