The Goliath Grouper is the largest of the grouper family, growing to 800 pounds plus! Thousand pounders are without a doubt out in the Gulf. They inhabit wrecks and structure, and are voracious predators,seemingly without any natural enemies once they reach a certain size. The Goliath used to be called the Jewfish, until during the Clinton years the name was changed for PC. Ironically, although the name Jewfish had nothing to do with the Jewish faith, the feds picked a name from the Old Testament as a replacement. Because some years ago the fish was being wiped out from Texas to the Carolinas by commercial fishermen, the Goliath was placed on the endangered species list. Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands were the last bastion of these giants, although they are now making a comeback elsewhere in the country. Enterprise charters include the option of catching one or more of these behemoths during the trip, although new federal law precludes boating them.