Should the Goliath Grouper fishery be re-opened?

I have wanted to do a show on the Goliath Grouper ever since I started in television back in 2002.  I had heard so many great fishing stories from my in-laws about the massive beasts of the sea and how much fun it was to catch and spear them.  When I began spearfishing in 2000 I didn't fully understand what they were talking about until I experienced the monster first hand.  While lobstering in the Florida Keys during Mini-Season I was surprised by the loud and deeply resonating boom I kept hearing coming from inside the coral head I was tickling lobster out of.  I had no idea what was making that sound, but soon learned as I peeked inside a hole in the formation.  It was the biggest fish I had ever seen!  Being from Oklahoma and also spending a good portion of my life in the Colorado Rockies I was way out of my element, yet extremely fascinated.  Over the years I have had many more close encounters with the giant sea bass called Goliath, but never have lost my fascination for the creature. 

When Alexa (the Producer of Changing Seas) told me that I would finally get a shot at filming a Goliath Grouper show I could hardly contain myself.  Finally I would get to film and document what I was hoping would proclaim what every fisherman and spearfisherman had been dying to hear.  The Goliath is back and ready to be fished once again!  I was convinced from listening to fellow fishermen and seeing first hand that on many reefs and wrecks the Goliath had recovered from its dismal numbers to once again rule the reef.  I had heard how some fishermen couldn't get their bait to the bottom without hooking into a Goliath.  I had also heard of the massive amount of juvenile Goliaths taking bait and would-be catches from many a flats fisherman, particularly along the west coast of Florida and The Ten Thousand Islands.  While all of these stories may be true, what I learned first hand changed my own personal opinion.