Both pineal and lateral eyes are needed to sustain daily circulating melatonin rhythms in sea bass.
The plight of the sea bass is a prime example of the problem.
Departmental records do not separately record landings of spawning sea bass.
After 1997, fisheries were unable to fish for these types of fish, so instead swapped to fishing for sea bass.
Defra supports the sourcing of sea bass from sustainable fisheries and handlining as both are relatively low impact methods of fishing.
Pair trawlers are doing, and have the potential to do further, large-scale, long-term damage to the future of sea bass around our shores.
The farms cover a wide range of species including trout, carp, crayfish, salmon, eels turbot, sea bass, sea bream and coarse fish.
We have, in fact, introduced measures to restrict the catch of sea bass.
