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March 11, 2013 |
San Diego: Port’s Environmental Fund Helping Sustain White Seabass Population
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The population of a native San Diego Bay fish species is beginning to recover, thanks to a program financed in part by the Port of San Diego's environmental fund.
On March 8, more than 7,000 white seabass were released into San Diego Bay. The fish had been raised in special pens located on port land at the Grape Street Pier.
The port’s environmental fund committed $100,000 over three years (2010-2013) to a state program designed to boost the species' population in the wild. The project is a partnership between the San Diego Oceans Foundation, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute (HSWRI).
HSWRI's Research Hatchery spawns wild seabass brood fish and rears juveniles from the eggs until they are 3 inches long. The fish are tagged for future identification and distributed to 13 different "grow out" facilities, including the Grape Street Pier pens.
It takes about six months for the seabass to reach between 10 inches to 12 inches long, at which point they are released. The San Diego Oceans Foundation releases about 20,000 fish annually.
These pens at the Port of San Diego’s Grape Street Pier were used to rear seabass prior to their release into San Diego Bay through a program financed in part by the port’s environmental fund.
Photo/San Diego Oceans Foundation
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