Giant Sea Bass of California, Part 1

Behemoths swim offshore in Californias offshore waters. Giant fish of over 300 lbs. Surprisingly, they are easy to approach, in fact, anecdotal reports from sport divers indicate a rise in close encounters in recent years. Does this mean the fish that was protected by the state legislature is making a recovery? Not exactly according to Michael Domieir, PhD, of the Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research.

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  Pets & Animals

[diuneigohai]

i love the sea bass, because they are delicious

[Ozlanthos]

They are making a bit of a comeback, but they have been protected for over 3 decades. I fished So Cal for close to 2 decades and hadn't seen many juveniles caught. My suspicion is that they are being taken as "rock fish" by commercial and (uneducated) sport fishermen, and wantonly speared by "blue-water hunters".

-Oz

[JeePnoY1]

humans always make cool animals extinct or endangered. lol.... dam these are nice fish. at least that guy felt bad for what he did today...

[amaniswatchingyou]

whats with the 30 secs of black at the begining:/