Identification of wild-caught / cultivated bass

Sat Jan 16, 2010 10:58 pm

Here is a link to a Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food publication.

http://www.cefas.co.uk/Publications/techrep/tech103.pdf

It contains some info on the UK fishery.
How to read scales taken from bass

Re: Identification of wild-caught / cultivated Bass

Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:18 am

The fins give the info. Wild fish have normal fins. Those that are reared in cages have smoother fins