That's one hungry sea bass!

Mar 17, 2015

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That's one hungry sea bass!                 
 
 
Diet Update:
A few weeks ago I was dissecting some frozen sea bass samples left over from last summer, and to my surprise, I found a sea bass that had a crab stuck in its mouth! Apparently this fish was caught while it was still trying to swallow its dinner! After extracting the crab, I was able to identify it as an adult rock crab (Cancer irroratus). It turns out that sea bass in the northern Gulf of Maine are very fond of crabs, as well as other crustaceans like shrimp and sometimes lobsters. Stay tuned for more sea bass diet updates!

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Irena Werner

Wow! What are the odds!

Oct 28, 20150

And1Backer

This is ...pretty cool.

Mar 17, 20150

About This Project

New fish on the block: Ecological implications of black sea bass in the Gulf of Maine

Northeastern University

The warming of the world’s oceans has begun to restructure marine communities. One consequence is that species ranges often expand or contract, which may alter interactions such as predation and competition. We will be studying the ecological implications of a northern range expansion of black sea bass into the Gulf of Maine. This project will provide a framework for monitoring emergent species as ocean temperatures continue to warm.