March 14, 2019 — Black seabass — a saltwater fish that previously was rarely taken commercially and recreationally in Massachusetts, US, or other parts of southern New England — have increased in number there and are rattling the lobster industry, reports the MV Times, a local news service.
They’re eating the younger, smaller crustaceans, in particular, and maiming the larger ones they can’t fit in their mouths.
“They feed aggressively,” Rutgers University marine biologist Olaf Jensen is quoted as saying. “They’re not picky eaters. If it’s the right size and it’s alive, they’ll eat it.”