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  Sea bass
The sea bass is easily distinguished from the striped bass and from the white perch by the fact that the spiny and soft-rayed portions of its dorsal fin are continuous, so that there is only one long fin instead of two short separate fins.
On every sea bass we have seen the bases of the exposed parts of the scales are paler than their margins, giving the fish the appearance of being barred with longitudinal series of dots of a lighter tint of brown than the general hue on dark fish, but pearl gray on pale ones.
The sea bass contrasts with the striped bass in being strictly confined to salt water.
www.gma.org /fogm/Centropristes_striatus.htm   (1320 words)

  
  Mass. Division of Marine Fisheries: Black Sea Bass - Species Profile
Black sea bass are fairly stout-bodied fish, with a long dorsal fin, and large pectoral and pelvic fins.
The background color of the fl sea bass (smokey gray, brown, or bluish fl) is mottled with darker patches and light speckles.
The sea bass catch report is sent out with the renewal license application at the end of the year and is due as a requirement to renew the license for the next year.
www.mass.gov /dfwele/dmf/recreationalfishing/blackseabass.htm   (1629 words)

  
 New Jersey Scuba Diver - Marine Biology - Oceanic Basses & Porgies
The Striped Bass is the largest member of the sea bass family, often called "temperate" or "true" bass to distinguish it from species such as largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass which are actually members of the sunfish family Centrarchidae.
Sea Bass are a member of the grouper family (Serranidae), and males are thought to be territorial.
Bass are found along sandy beaches, in shallow bays, along rocky stretches, over and among submerged or partially submerged rocks, and at the mouths of estuaries, the precise situations that they occupy being governed by the availability of food.
njscuba.net /biology/sw_fish_sea_basses.html   (3288 words)

  
 Fish - Black Sea Bass
Black sea bass found north of Cape Hatteras are seasonally migratory, from a stock that is considered distinct from that south of the Cape.
Black sea bass have been captured as far north as the Chester River, but most fish encountered near the shore are juveniles (one to two years old).
Adult fl sea bass are considered a temperate reef fish, and are most often found on rocky bottoms near pilings, wrecks and jetties.
www.chesapeakebay.net /info/black_seabass.cfm   (721 words)

  
 Chilean Sea Bass
Chilean sea bass (Dissostichus eleginoides), a large, vaguely cod-shaped fish found in cold, deep waters of the southern hemisphere, has been one of the most phenomenally successful introductions of a fish into the North American market in our time.
Chilean sea bass produces good-sized fillets of white meat with a mild flavor, a pleasantly firm texture, and a high fat content that makes it almost impossible to overcook.
Despite its common English name, Chilean sea bass is unrelated to the true sea basses (many of which go by the name "grouper") nor to other saltwater basses like striped bass.
www.sallys-place.com /food/columns/harlow/sea_bass.htm   (863 words)

  
 What is Chilean sea bass
Bass is one of those food names that has come to mean less and less, and by the end of this, you may be sorry you asked.
Bass, or sea bass, is one of two closely related species of fish that range from the Black Sea through the Mediterranean and out into the Atlantic from the westernmost point of Africa up to Norway.
In this country, the striped bass is considered the apex of bass-dom, but the fl sea bass is another very worthy fish that people seem to agree should be classified as a bass.
www.ochef.com /1.htm   (349 words)

  
 New Jersey Scuba Diver - Marine Biology - Oceanic Basses & Porgies
The Striped Bass is the largest member of the sea bass family, often called "temperate" or "true" bass to distinguish it from species such as largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass which are actually members of the sunfish family Centrarchidae.
Sea Bass are a member of the grouper family (Serranidae), and males are thought to be territorial.
Bass are found along sandy beaches, in shallow bays, along rocky stretches, over and among submerged or partially submerged rocks, and at the mouths of estuaries, the precise situations that they occupy being governed by the availability of food.
www.njscuba.net /biology/sw_fish_sea_basses.html   (3288 words)

  
 Pacific Seafood Group
Although the fishery was started off Chile, the demand for sea bass has led to the expansion of the fishery throughout the circumpolar region, although heavy fishing pressure has led to a sharp decline in catches in recent years.
Now, however, sea bass are also caught off the coasts of Argentina, South Africa, Australia, as well as assorted remote territorial islands and in the international waters of the southern latitudes.
Due to the circumpolar nature of the sea bass fishery and the prevalence of high-seas fishing, specific fisheries are in a constant state of flux.
www.pacseafood.com /products/seabass.html   (809 words)

  
 BLACK SEA BASS   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Like that of many fish that inhabit rocky bottoms, the color of the sea bass varies, ranging from smoky gray to dusty brown to blue-fl, sometimes with a mottled or barred appearance with longitudinal spots of a lighter shade.
The freshwater white bass is mated with an ocean rockfish to produce a farm-raised hybrid striped bass or sunshine bass for the commercial market.
Chef Hennessy's favorite preparation for sea bass is to marinate it in milk and lemon, then saute it in butter, and serve it with lemon and parsley.
www.ocean.udel.edu /mas/seafood/seabass.html   (344 words)

  
 Black Sea Bass - Status of Fishery Resources off the Northeastern US
Black sea bass, Centropristis striata, are distributed in the Northwest Atlantic from Maine to Florida (Figure 16.1) with Cape Hatteras, NC serving as a geographic boundary between northern and southern stocks (Musick and Mercer 1977, Shepherd 1991).
Sea bass are members of the family Serranidae, which includes groupers commonly found in tropical and sub-tropical waters.
Sea bass remain in coastal habitats until water temperatures decrease in fall into early winter, and then migrate to deeper offshore water along the edge of the continental shelf.
www.nefsc.noaa.gov /sos/spsyn/og/seabass   (1134 words)

  
 Black Sea Bass Fact Sheet
Black sea bass (Centropristis striatus) is a salt water fish that ranges in the Atlantic coastal waters, from northern Florida to Cape Cod.
Black sea bass spawn from the middle of May to the end of June and are protogenous hermaphrodites.
The fl sea bass fishery management plan was initially put together in 1996 because the stock was overfished and at a low level of abundance.
www.dnr.state.md.us /fisheries/education/blkseabass/blkseabass.html   (1047 words)

  
 Bass fishing Ireland
Bass are an extremely slow growing fish and to give an example of this, an 11 lb female fish can be in the 16 to 18 age bracket.
Bass and sea trout are caught on the spinner in the mouth of the River Inny.
Bass, flounder and small turbot are all taken here on a variety of baits such as sandeel, lugworm and peeler crab.
www.cfb.ie /fishing_in_ireland/sea/bass_fishing.htm   (1963 words)

  
 Sea Bass
Sea bass are valued for their firm, white flesh.
Most sea bass and groupers should be cooked as skinless fillets, steaks, or chunks, as the skin is tough and strong tasting.
Dredge Chilean sea bass in flour, cornmeal, or crumbs.
www.banh.com /foodguide/Sea_Bass.htm   (1112 words)

  
 Sea Bass Recipes and Cooking
Sea bass are valued for their firm, white flesh.
Most sea bass and groupers should be cooked as skinless fillets, steaks, or chunks, as the skin is tough and strong tasting.
Dredge Chilean sea bass in flour, cornmeal, or crumbs.
www.evitamins.com /healthnotes.asp?ContentID=1925005   (1249 words)

  
 Sea Bass Recipes
Sea Bass Fillets with Mushroom Beurre Noisette
Sea Bass with Olives, Tomatoes and Garlic
Dust the sea bass fillets with the flour.
www.bassonhook.com /fishforfood/seabassrecipes.html   (2574 words)

  
 Sea Bass - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Sea Bass - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Members of a second family, the sea bass family, are hermaphroditic—that is, individuals have both male and female reproductive organs.
- bony ocean fish: a bony sea fish that has a long body, large mouth, and spiny dorsal fin and is a popular game fish.
encarta.msn.com /Sea_Bass.html   (132 words)

  
 ESPN: Outdoors : Black Sea Bass
The fl sea bass is a temperate marine species that inhabits irregular hard-bottom areas such as wrecks, reefs and rock outcroppings from Cape Cod to Cape Canaveral.
Bass caught in deep water and then quickly retrieved to the surface, often regurgitate their food, thus attracting more fish.
Although fl sea bass are reported to live as long as 20 years, fish older than 9 years are rare.
sports.espn.go.com /outdoors/fishing/news/story?page=f_enc_BlackSeaBass   (398 words)

  
 Marine Sportfish Identification -- Sea Bass Group   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Giant sea bass are usually reddish brown to dark brown in color on all but their stomachs and, at times, many have dark spots on their sides.
Kelp bass can be easily distinguished from sand bass by the fact that the third, fourth and fifth dorsal spines of kelp bass are about the same length; while in sand bass, the third dorsal spine is much longer than the fourth and fifth spines.
In spotted sand bass and barred sand bass it is the longest of the dorsal spines, while in the kelp bass the third, fourth and fifth spines are of about equal length.
www.dfg.ca.gov /mrd/mspcont9.html   (1642 words)

  
 Black Sea Bass   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Black sea bass are protogynous hermaphrodites, which means that initially they are females, but some larger fish (between 9 and 13 inches) reverse sex to become males.
Black sea bass are reported to live as long as 20 years and reach a maximum adult size of two feet.
Black sea bass have been captured as far north as the Chester River, but most fish encountered near the shore are juveniles (one to two years old).
www.fisheries.vims.edu /femap/fish%20pages/Black%20Sea%20Bass.htm   (677 words)

  
 Fabulous Pan Roasted Sea Bass Recipe
But I recently discovered that "sea bass" is a generic term used to describe a number of saltwater fish, most of which are not members of the Bass family.
So what we usually purchase is White Sea Bass, a tasty, lean, member of the Drum family.
After searching for sea bass, I found one of their articles saying Chilean sea bass is not an endangered species but there are a lot of unreported catches from illegal fishing.
www.reluctantgourmet.com /prseabas.htm   (945 words)

  
 Chilean Sea Bass Frequently Asked Questions
Some Chilean sea bass fisheries are managed in a responsible manner, but there are some areas where the species has been and continues to be overfished.
U.S. regulations allow imports of Chilean sea bass that are caught within legal limits and that provide for the sustainable use and conservation of the fishery resource.
However, the majority of Chilean sea bass is harvested in distant waters of Antarctica, frozen onboard factory vessels, and shipped several weeks to several months later.
www.state.gov /g/oes/rls/fs/2002/8989.htm   (837 words)

  
 Buy Chilean Sea Bass from Gorton's Fresh Seafood
Chilean sea bass should be immediately refrigerated upon arrival.
Chilean sea bass are caught on individual hooks deep in the cold Antarctic waters near Chile, Argentina, and Australia.
To preserve their quality and taste, Chilean sea bass are immediately frozen fresh on board the fishing vessels, and then rushed to the processors.
www.gortonsfreshseafood.com /product/9   (506 words)

  
 Black Sea Bass
The larger individuals of fl sea bass are fl, while the smaller induviduals are more of a dusky brown.
The fl sea bass is a temperate marine species that inhabits irregular hard-bottom areas, such as wrecks or reefs.
Black sea bass pots are to be removed from the water once quota is met.
www.safmc.net /FishIDandRegs/FishGallery/BlackSeaBass/tabid/272/Default.aspx   (459 words)

  
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Predation on giant sea bass is confined to man, marine mammals, and some of the larger sharks.
The minimum size limit for giant sea bass should be 48 inches (60 pounds), the size at which all females are spawning.
Young giant sea bass in the 30 to 60 pound range have proven to be particularly vulnerable to capture in nearshore gill and trammel nets.
www.ci.manhattan-beach.ca.us /sea-bass/fishgame.html   (1207 words)

  
 The Mediadrome - Recipes - Cajun Sea Bass with Navy Beans and Ham
Add the sea bass filets to the pan, flesh side down, and sear until slightly golden, about 2 minutes.
Turn the sea bass filets over so the skin side is down and place the pan in the oven.
Garnish the sea bass with a sprig of rosemary, sprig of thyme and a slice of lemon
www.themediadrome.com /content/recipes/cajun_sea_bass.htm   (346 words)

  
 Species Information: Black Sea Bass
Black sea bass is an economically important serranid ranging from New England to Florida (Kendall 1977).
Female fl sea bass are sexually mature by age 2; males may not mature until age 4 (Mercer 1978).
Lavenda (1949) and Briggs (1978) used cellulose acetate impressions of the scales to age fl sea bass from New York and New Jersey waters.
www.nefsc.noaa.gov /fbi/age-man/bsb/bsb.htm   (1683 words)

  
 NET.org >> MARINE >> Chilean Sea Bass
Chilean Sea Bass is a long-lived, slow growing fish that doesn't reproduce until it has evaded longline fishing hooks for 10 years.
The Chilean Sea Bass was caught by the known pirate vessel Hammer.
Chilean Sea Bass, known scientifically as Patagonian or Antarctic toothfish, is neither from Chile nor a sea bass.
environet.policy.net /marine/csb   (1155 words)

  
 Black sea bass
Sport fishing for fl sea bass was such a rough and rowdy affair at the turn of the last century, McClane says, that police boats had to meet the party boats upon their return "in order to gather in the wounded and their assailants without undue loss of time."
Black sea bass are small fish that are normally harvested in a size range from 1 1/2 to 3 pounds, although fish as big as 5 pounds are caught from time to time.
In an effort to spread landings throughout the year, the fl sea bass quota is divided into quarterly allocations; however, the third- and fourth-quarter quotas, which are substantially lower than the first- and second-quarter quotas, have been landed in a matter of weeks, which has resulted in long closures of the fishery.
www.seafoodbusiness.com /archives/02aug/prod_spotlight.htm   (1061 words)

  
 Korea-Us Aquaculture
Breeding period is from October to December(about 30 days) and spawns once during breeding period (main breeding period of sea bass in Korea is from late October to early November, Bohai bay: August to November).
Growth rate of young sea bass is as following: length about 9.2§® after 30days, 21.4§® after 60days, 42.2§® after 90 days, and 65.8§® after 130 days.
Cultivation density is appropriate at 500¡­750 basses per 1 tone at size of 15§¯ and they can grow 400¡­500g per one year in caged culture.
www.lib.noaa.gov /korea/main_species/sea_bass.htm   (638 words)

  
 Bass Anglers' Sportfishing Society: sea bass and fishery
The European sea bass is aptly named because it is found along the coast of nearly every country that makes up the European land mass.
Bass range from the waters of the Mediterranean and Aegean, along the Atlantic coasts of Portugal, Northern Spain and Western France, throughout the English Channel and on into the North Sea.
This phenomenon is doubtless linked to the gradual increase in summer temperatures of the North Sea as a result of successive mild winters and possibly the effects of global warming.
ukbass.com /seabassandfishery/index.html   (280 words)

  
 Seafood Business
Chilean sea bass is a fish that chefs love and a fishery that environmentalists hate.
Although catches of Chilean sea bass have declined from a high of almost 100,000 metric tons in the mid-1990s, there’s a lot of fish —  poached or legal — to be had.
Most of the Chilean sea bass that is caught these days is landed in some of the most remote waters of the planet and frozen aboard the boats.
www.seafoodbusiness.com /buyguide/issue_chileanseabass.htm   (2275 words)

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