A Giant Sea Bass may be another species of fish that is facing extinction. Still, with the help of scientists who focus on marine biology, they were able to cultivate a way for these creatures to reproduce into healthy numbers once again. Although the numbers are not quite yet the ideal numbers expected, scientists are positive that by releasing 200 baby giant sea bass into the murky depths of the well-known Santa Monica Bay, these endangered species may once again grow into a healthy number of maybe a quarter ton collectively or even more.
Marine biologists have taken the responsibility of guarding these endangered species
A mission was launched just recently to release 200 baby giant sea bass into the ocean, and scientist Michael Couffer called this a "Total Success!" while smiling. The release of these fish back into the ocean was a project started by Larry Allen who is a professor of biology at the Cal State University Northridge who has high hopes of the future generations of these species would prosper once again.
A lot of resources has been spent to observe these creatures
Every month of the May, mating season begins. The adult male, along with two adult female giant sea bass, were put under a study which resulted in the bountiful thousands of eggs. From these eggs, larvae started to hatch, which was then observed at hundreds of babies coming out. These babies were then closely monitored within a tank at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium located in San Pedro. This study was necessary to understand the mating patterns and survival probability of these species.
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About nearly 200 were brood later on and transferred elsewhere
The next step for about 200 babies was surviving in a different environment located at the Aquarium of the Pacific somewhere along Long Beach. The giant sea bass started to develop natural eating habits as they began to feed off of squid, sardines, mackerel, clams, and even shrimp to top the meal. This was a successful part of the study as the babies were able to adapt to natural food after being born within a tank.
About 180 baby giant sea bass were released
As far as 100 yards from the very beach they got used to, 180 baby giant sea bass from the Cal State Northridge were then released into the beach, and another 175 is expected to be released from the Long Beach aquarium next week! This makes good progress as the giant sea bass is slowly returning into the ocean to repopulate once again and mingle with their natural habitat.
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The parents of these babies have also been released last October
Just how much does a parent sea bass weigh? The parents of these babies were then released into the ocean sometime October weighing roughly 200 pounds each! The "giant" in the name "giant sea bass" is there for a reason as these creatures have the potential of growing massively to a heavier weight class from a small baby fish.
