white sea bass

[bas]

noun

1. a large weakfish, Atractoscion nobilis, occurring along the Pacific coast of North America and popular as a sport and food fish.

Word History and Origins

Origin of white sea bass¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Thirteen-year-old Rio Oso resident Julian Her caught a 63.7-pound white sea bass while fishing with family on Aug. 10 in Tomales Bay, about 30 miles southwest of Santa Rosa.

From Los Angeles Times

Her wrote his name into local fishing lore and potentially the record book as he landed a 63.7-pound white sea bass while on a family trip to Tomales Bay, about 30 miles southwest of Santa Rosa, on Aug. 10.

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Bodega Tackle manager Angelina Love said white sea bass is a common catch in Tomales Bay.

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“CDFW conducts an annual review of the white sea bass fishery.... This annual review process determines if current management measures are providing adequate protection for the white sea bass resource.”

From Los Angeles Times

Hara used every bit of the 73.4-pound white sea bass — “WSB” to spearas — down to its bones.

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