white sea bass
noun
: a large croaker (Atractoscion nobilis) of the Pacific coast of North America that is an important sport and food fish
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The Hubbs-Seaworld institute, which has been conducting research on replenishing local white sea bass populations for decades, established a program in 2014 to apply their research methods to the halibut.
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Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
Hunting white sea bass can require up to 100 dives in a single day.
—Mike Raabe, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2025
When cod is unavailable, substitute haddock, hake, cusk, tilapia, pollock, striped bass, or white sea bass.
—Julia Dowling Rutland, Southern Living, 12 July 2023
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Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
Hunting white sea bass can require up to 100 dives in a single day.
—Mike Raabe, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2025
When cod is unavailable, substitute haddock, hake, cusk, tilapia, pollock, striped bass, or white sea bass.
—Julia Dowling Rutland, Southern Living, 12 July 2023
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“White sea bass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20sea%20bass. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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