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Seabass
Dicentrarchus labrax
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BIOLOGY
Seabass belongs to a family of spiny-finned fish called Moronidae, which are closely related to groupers. Bass breed from March to mid-June, mostly in April, in British coastal and offshore waters. It is a long-lived species, which may exceed 25 years of age, and can achieve a length of up to 1m with a weight of 12 kg. Male bass mature at 31-35 cm (aged 3-6 years) and females mature at 40-45 cm (aged 5-8 years). Once mature bass may migrate within UK coastal waters and occasionally further offshore.
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ADVICE
Avoid eating seabass captured by pelagic trawls. Trawl fisheries target spawning and pre-spawning fish, are responsible for high levels of dolphin by-catch, and deplete stocks available for inshore and recreational fisheries. Choose line or net-caught fish. Ensure nets are 'dolphin friendly' see Fishing Methods for details. For more information on line-caught and tagged seabass from Cornwall see www.linecaught.org.uk. A gill-net fishery off the Holderness Coast (NE England), between Flamborough Head Lighthouse and Spurn Point, and managed by the North Eastern Sea Fisheries Committee (NESFC) is currently undergoing assessment as an environmentally responsible fishery by the Marine Stewardship Council. The assessment process started in June 2005 and is expected to take 12-18 months. Seabass are also farmed.
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