Date/Time: October 22, 2020 12 pm Hawaiʻi / 3 pm Pacific / 6 pm Eastern
Giant Seabass is a species of large fish that live in the cool waters off the coast of California. This fish is the top predator of the kelp forest ecosystem, but the population has been low because of overfishing. Thanks to government protections in California, Giant Seabass are beginning to return to Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and NOAA is working with other groups to study them. The fish is unique because scientists believe it uses sounds to communicate. Join Dr Ryan Freedman as he showcases how NOAA is working to record these sounds in the wild and study how these fish move around Santa Barbara Island, a small offshore island in the Channel Islands sanctuary off the coast of California.
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