Goliath groupers are my favorite to shoot in black and white
With the incredible photography equipment available these days, it’s becoming less common to see black and white underwater photography. I’m a big fan of black and white photography, on land and underwater. Large subjects, like goliath groupers, are my favorite to shoot in black and white. However, when there are no size references in the photo, the true scale does not resonate. In this image, my friend and dive buddy Don gives you an idea of how massive this fish really is. One goliath grouper caught off Florida weighed in at 680 pounds.
This photo was taken offshore of Boynton Beach, Florida in the weeks leading up to the annual goliath grouper aggregations. Individual grouper can travel over 100 miles to visit these aggregatory sites to breed.
Did You Know?
- Adult goliath groupers tend to stay near coral reefs to stalk their prey where they don’t have many natural predators.
- They are very territorial animals and when they are threatened they open their mouths wide, shake their bodies and sometimes produce a loud boom sound with their swim bladder.
- During mating season between July and September, males and females will release their sperm and eggs into the ocean.
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