Nassau Grouper In The U.S. Virgin Islands: A Story Of Recovery …
Feb 9, 2024 · One fortuitous day in 2005, the startling discovery of a small aggregation of about fifty Nassau grouper was spotted on the Grammanik Bank, about 12 miles south of St. Thomas. Dr. Nemeth investigated and quickly alerted the National Marine Fisheries Service.
Nassau Grouper (Epinephelus Striatus) in St. Thomas, US Virgin …
In 2003, Nassau grouper were found aggregating in small numbers to spawn on an offshore reef south of St. Thomas called the Grammanik Bank. The bank was seasonally, from February to May, closed to all bottom fishing beginning in 2005 due to the aggregating of the yellowfin grouper (Mycteroperca venenosa) on the site.
grouper bank and have not seen more than a dozen Nassau during the spawning season. If we get accurate coordinates from fishers for this site, we can do additional searching. There is also anecdotal information of an active Nassau spawning aggregation on the drop north of St. Thomas, which would need funding to evaluate)
Virgin Islands Sea Life: The Natural World Underwater
Grouper: Different species of grouper range in size from a few inches long to huge. The Giant Grouper can get bigger than a man! They can be brightly colored or dull gray or brown, depending on the variety. Groupers are bass-like fish. They have big jaws and gaping mouths that they use to swiftly engulf good-sized prey fish.
Undercurrents: Nassau Grouper, Please Come Home | St. Thomas …
May 23, 2016 · Nemeth and Howard Forbes, Jr., coordinator of the Virgin Islands Marine Advisory Service, said very young Nassau Groupers are being sighted in large numbers. They made their first appearance last July and August. They are “scattered around St. Thomas,” Forbes said. “Just in Brewers Bay we counted 60,” Nemeth said.
Nassau Grouper Restoration - CORE VI
Thanks to the hard work and research at the University of the Virgin Islands we are getting to witness the progress of the Nassau Grouper's repopulation around St. Thomas!
Two species of endangered grouper | Réserve Nationale Naturelle …
As part of the European project, LIFE BIODIV’OM, the goal of Réserve Naturelle de Saint-Martin is to concentrate on the preservation of the Nassau grouper and giant grouper, two endangered species.
Feeding the groupers at Cooktown | Thomas feeds nine giant grouper ...
95K views, 1.1K likes, 32 loves, 244 comments, 965 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from ABC Far North: Thomas feeds nine giant grouper, believed to be up to 80-years-old, and two resident stingrays...
Giant grouper - Wikipedia
The giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus), also known as the Queensland groper (grouper), brindle grouper or mottled-brown sea bass, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses.
Nassau Grouper (Epinephelus striatus) in St. Thomas, US Virgin …
Nov 1, 2009 · In 2003, Nassau grouper were found aggregating in small numbers to spawn on an offshore reef south of St. Thomas called the Grammanik Bank.