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Edge_of_the_Wall t1_jecf5rd wrote

That fish is huge! Anyone know what it is?

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peanut--gallery t1_jecigct wrote

I think it’s a goliath grouper.

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BigIron53s t1_jed3ti1 wrote

I’d have to second Goliath grouper.

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thx1138inator t1_jeeozex wrote

And you ain't gonna catch one like that these days thanks to overfishing.

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dbausano t1_jeetmzo wrote

That’s actually not the case anymore. The population has recovered enough that the FWC is issuing a small number of permits that allow limited harvest. There may not be the numbers there once was, but that is improving and there are absolute giants swimming around.

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its_raining_scotch t1_jedxoob wrote

It looks like a black sea bass. They get enormous and it was common 100 years ago to catch ones like that. In CA they had to ban fishing them because they almost went extinct. They’ve made a major comeback though.

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edkowalski t1_jedbond wrote

It’s closer to the camera than the humans are, largely a trick of perspective

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