Giant sea bass snared in gill nets occasionally wind up in local fish markets. Giant sea bass sold for $19.99 a pound at a market in the Ventura earlier this month, according to a conservationist ...

Scuba-diving biologists released nearly 200 baby giant sea bass into the murky depths of Santa Monica Bay on Wednesday, an effort to revive the endangered fish.

Nicknamed the “king of the kelp forest,” giant sea bass are among scuba divers’ favorite characters to spot off the California Coast. But very few of these charismatic fish remain. A team ...

Nicknamed the "king of the kelp forest," giant sea bass are among scuba divers' favorite characters to spot off the California Coast. But very few of these charismatic fish remain.

Almost as large as a Smart car, giant sea bass can weigh more than 500 pounds and grow longer than 6 feet. At this size, they are the largest bony fish found along the California coast.

Giant sea bass can grow to six feet in length and more than 500 pounds in weight. What’s the critically endangered fish’s relative value as a commercial catch versus a tourism draw? Aboard ...

But no one really knows the size of the population. So UC Santa Barbara researchers are asking recreational divers to report sightings of giant sea bass up and down the California coast during a week ...

Ramirez believes the giant sea bass is a good ambassador to get more people interested in cross-border research and regulations. Because he suspects this isn’t the only fish that’s misrepresented.

Giant isopods are an example of deep-sea gigantism. Above, a giant isopod feasts on a fish in the deep sea around 40 miles southeast of Key West, Florida. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research ...

Perimian's experience has been fishing for giant bluefin tuna in the canyons off his home state. He's boated tuna that tipped scales at 500, 600 and even 900 pounds.