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Seafood Watch - Seafood Guide

White Seabass

SEAFOOD	RATING	MARKET NAMES	WHERE CAUGHT	HOW CAUGHT
White Seabass		King Croaker, Weakfish, Seatrout	U.S. Pacific	Wild-caught

White Seabass

California's white seabass population has recovered after previous overfishing.

Consumer Note

The "white seabass" isn't a seabass at all--it's the largest member of the croaker family

(and is sometimes called "king croaker)."

Summary

Prized for its large size and good flavor, it's found off southern California and both coasts of Mexico.

Fished commercially and for sport since the early 1900s, white seabass populations were in decline from the 1960s through the 1980s.

New management efforts, including supplementing the wild population with hatchery-raised fish, have helped California's population recover.

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White Seabass Report
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