5,500 White Seabass released into King Harbor Marina
Over 5,500 White Seabass were released into King Harbor on Saturday. Photos About 5500 handfed and hatchery-bred White Seabass swam to saltwater freedom Saturday morning after over 20 volunteers spent the day moving them from feeding tanks at the Redondo Beach SEAlab to the ocean by way of the King Harbor Marina. “Releasing them is like letting your child go out to school,” director of the Redondo Beach King Harbor Ocean Enhancement program Rich Ford said. Volunteers moved the fish from their holding tank 10 to a bucket until all 5,500 fish were moved to the ocean. Photo Over 23 volunteers handfed the fish daily in preparation for this moment. The fish that were initially brought to the tanks adjacent to the SEAlab in April grew from around two inches to eight to 11 inches in the six months the volunteers fed them. They were given food from an auto feeder eight times a day for three minutes, and were handfed once a day for about an hour. The program has been nurturing and freeing White Seabass for around 15 years in Redondo Beach. There are other programs that do the same thing up and down the coast. The Redondo Beach King Harbor Ocean Enhancement Foundation’s White Seabass…
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