How many Grouper IS thousands of Grouper?

Good evening everyone!

We have had so many wonderful live Internet chats this year and today was certainly no different.  We had the best time talking with Spot Bay Junior School on Cayman Brac.  You guys were fantastic!  Thank you for being such excellent and engaged students!

Naturally, one question that comes up every time is, “How many Nassau show up on the aggregation site?”  This year’s estimate is still being determined by the researchers, however, we know it is somewhere in the ballpark of 3,000-5,000 fish.  Either way, that is A LOT of fish!  A lot of BIG fish.  Having dived at the site myself, it is hard to put into words what several thousand Nassau Grouper amassed in a single location actually looks like.  That said, the following video footage from two nights ago, shot by Josh Stewart, does a pretty good job.  Take a look.

What 3,000-5,000 Nassau Grouper looks like.