Greater amberjack. Photo: Robert Michelson
Greater amberjack are often called “reef donkeys” by fishermen because of their strength and stubbornness. These powerful fighters can test any anglers’ tackle and ability to land them.
Greater amberjack are commonly caught while anglers are pursuing king mackerel. They have a deeply forked tail like that of tuna. Fishermen catch this species by drifting with live or cut baits, jigging and by trolling with spoons and other deep-running artificial lures. Chumming will draw in and keep schools of amberjack near the boat.
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I think it would be disastrous, President Shari Anker said. Everything is so fragile. We have a marine protected area that s supposed to be a preserve, and they re chipping away at what is already established as protected.
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What is the Oculina Bank and why is it ecologically important?
The bank is an expansive ecosystem of ivory tree coral, called oculina, whose mounds stretch up to 100 feet tall in water as deep as 300 feet.
Reed has spent decades leading the charge to protect the fragile ecosystem. We have the opportunity to try to protect this and let it grow back, and it won t happen if it keeps getting impacted by chopping down its borders, Reed told TCPalm Tuesday. This is a unique community that occurs nowhere else.