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This Great Big Story was made possible by Wells Fargo. Established 1852. Re-established 2018.
感謝創立于1852年，重組于2018年的富國銀行對本期《偉大的故事》的大力支持。
Once a bountiful fish found in the deep and rocky waters along the U.S. South Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico,
曾經，人們在美國南大西洋沿岸和墨西哥灣沿岸的深海巖石中發現了一種豐富的魚類，
overfishing now poses a serious threat to their ability to reproduce.
如今，過度捕撈對這種魚的繁殖能力構成了嚴重的威脅。
This is the snowy grouper.
這就雪花石斑魚。
The snowy grouper is named for the white spots that speckle its scales.
雪花石斑魚，得名于其鱗片上的白色斑點。
As the groupers grow, these spots tend to blend into the fish's natural brown color.
隨著它們長大，這些斑點就會融入它們身體原有的棕色。
They will often eat crabs and small squid that they swallow whole with their large mouths.
雪花石斑魚通常以螃蟹和小魷魚為食，偌大的魚嘴能夠直接將它們吞下。
Snowy groupers all begin life as females, but as they age, some become males.
雪花石斑魚年幼時全系雌性，隨著年齡的增長，一部分會變成雄性。
Since the 1990s, overfishing of juveniles has affected populations,
自20世紀90年代以來，對未成年雪花石斑魚的過度捕撈影響了這一魚群的數量，
because not enough fish reach maturity to change sex.
因為沒有足夠數量的魚長到性成熟繼而變性。
Regulations were put in place, but not enough was done to slow the overfishing of the species.
盡管如今已有相關的法律法規，然而，光靠這些法律，還是無法放慢對該種魚過度捕撈的速度。
The snowy grouper is now listed as vulnerable, and its populations continue to decline.
雪花石斑魚現已被列為漸危種，而且其數量仍在繼續下降。
This is the snowy grouper.
這就是雪花石斑魚。
