Bass, Black Sea
Seafood Species: Black Sea Bass
Scientific Name: Centropristis striata
Also Known As: Blackfish, Rock Bass, Black Bass
Product Description: Black Sea Bass from New England


Origin: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, USA
Farmed or Wild: Wild
Industry Activity: Processor Distributor
Overnight Delivery: Yes
Gear/Farm Type: Trawl
Fresh Product Forms: Whole (head-on, dressed): 1/1.5, 1.5/2 lbs. in custom wetlock or styro
Fillets (skin-on, bone-in): O/R in custom wetlock or styro
Fresh Product Availability: Apr-Oct
Frozen Product Availability: All Year
Minimum Order: 0 lbs
Delivery Information: FedEx, truck and air freight
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Ratings and Scores:
Seafood Watch: Good Alternative
SeaChoice: Some Concerns
Blue Ocean Institute: Yellow
FishWise: Good Alternative
Ocean Wise: Not
Recommended
NOAA FSSI Score: 4 out of 4


Certifications:
None


Species Notes:

  Seafood Watch rates black sea bass north of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina caught by pots, traps and trawl as “Good Alternative” (yellow). Blue Ocean Institute rates all black sea bass fisheries from all regions as “Yellow.” Ocean Wise does not recommend trawl-caught black sea bass.


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