FISHING REPORT: Shrimp small in size but big business; black drum beating a path here

Could Goliath grouper be used to protect American waters? Researchers at Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch in Fort Pierce are unlocking t...

February 24, 2023
12:44 PM

Could Goliath grouper be used to protect American waters? Researchers at Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch in Fort Pierce are unlocking the mysteries of grouper communication for use as military sentinels. A dozen for you, two dozen for me, 50 for that family over there, and 100 for the charter-boat cap'n. Boy oh boy, does it add up. But still, you might be amazed at the number of live shrimp your local bait shop takes in every week. Every day is more like it. 'We usually go through about 3,000 a day,' says Ike Leary, who operates Granada Bait & Tackle in Ormond Beach.

Ken Willis