The Florida Keys Marine Reserve Helping Fish Rebound

According to a government issued report, fish that have been over fished to an alarming degree are reproducing nicely in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Not only are there more fish than before but they are getting bigger which is an excellent sign. Among them are grouper, both red grouper and black grouper and snapper including mutton, yellow tail and red snapper.

In fact, Key West fishing charter captains have been reporting that red snapper, which has been determined as one of the most endangered fish, are being caught more than anything else and they're big. The fishing charter captains are complaining that they're tired of having to keep releasing them.

There is still a healthy commercial fishing industry on the reefs around Key West indicating that the fish are rebounding in spite of the the commercial fishing. Commercial fishing, not sport fishing is causing the depletion of fish species.