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Black sea bass in the South Atlantic are a success story of responsible U.S. fisheries management, reaching “rebuilt” status in 2013.

September 19, 2016
A Black Sea Bass during TAS ’16 Barney Peterson’s voyage on a longline survey on NOAA Ship Oregon II.

Photo: Barney Peterson

The most common of the bony fish that we caught were Red Groupers (Epinephelus morio), distinguished by of their brownish to red-orange color, large eyes and very large mouths. Their dorsal fins, especially, have pointed spikes. We also caught Black Sea Bass (Centropristus striata) which resemble the groupers in that they also have large mouths and prominent eyes.
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