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.

A beachgoer enjoying a Florida sunrise stumbled upon a “giant” sea creature hidden among rocks, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says. It was identified as a loggerhead sea turtle ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sadly, the current incidental take allowance means that, on average, 126 giant sea bass were landed by gill-netter fishermen each year from 1994 to 2022. And the trend is increasing, with 180 caught ...

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.