Re: Seabass Slam Big J 01.06.13
Sea bass are protogenous hermaphrodites meaning that they all begin life as females. By the time they are 13" virtually all have changed to males. At the current size limit of 12 1/2" the vast majority of females are protected. In my opionon that is why their biomass keeps increasing. Keeping the large males does not cause any problems. The only real problem with sea bass is the people who manage them. They have grossly underestimated the number of sea bass that are out there and have set quotas that are far too small for this fishery.
Paul Haertel
2nd VP JCAA
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