Photographer Swims With Huge Goliath Groupers | National Geographic

it’s mid-august and the goliaths begin

it’s mid-august and the goliaths begin to gather in the shipwrecks

to gather in the shipwrecks

to gather in the shipwrecks the caves the ledges on the east coast

the caves the ledges on the east coast

the caves the ledges on the east coast of Florida

of Florida

of Florida I love these fish they remind me of my

I love these fish they remind me of my

I love these fish they remind me of my family like my uncle Johnny from New

family like my uncle Johnny from New

family like my uncle Johnny from New Jersey slow metabolism sitting on a

Jersey slow metabolism sitting on a

Jersey slow metabolism sitting on a couch looking at me with two turret eyes

couch looking at me with two turret eyes

couch looking at me with two turret eyes back and forth back and forth

back and forth back and forth

back and forth back and forth I love these fish at times the Goliath

I love these fish at times the Goliath

I love these fish at times the Goliath groupers would be obscured by enormous

groupers would be obscured by enormous

groupers would be obscured by enormous schools of cigar minnows

schools of cigar minnows

schools of cigar minnows they were like silvery curtains and as

they were like silvery curtains and as

they were like silvery curtains and as you approach them the curtains would

you approach them the curtains would

you approach them the curtains would lift and surround and encase the

lift and surround and encase the

lift and surround and encase the groupers to dive here is always

groupers to dive here is always

groupers to dive here is always difficult

difficult

difficult the visibility changes and the currents

the visibility changes and the currents

the visibility changes and the currents change and then all of a sudden here’s a

change and then all of a sudden here’s a

change and then all of a sudden here’s a shipwreck and then here is this enormous

shipwreck and then here is this enormous

shipwreck and then here is this enormous herd of these ancient Goliath the

herd of these ancient Goliath the

herd of these ancient Goliath the Goliath’s are here for one reason it is

Goliath’s are here for one reason it is

Goliath’s are here for one reason it is time to spawn they have to wait for the

time to spawn they have to wait for the

time to spawn they have to wait for the right time the right tide the right moon