Originally Posted by
chgoeditor
There are pretty strict fishing quotas as I understand, so you don't see it in large quantities outside Florida. I'm more inclined to see it as a restaurant special (pre-pandemic) than in a grocery store or fish monger.
From a recreational standpoint, the limit in Florida is one fish per day. That includes black, red and gag grouper. Goliath grouper must be released immediately. I’m sure that the commercial quotas are pretty stiff as well.