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bass: Definition and Much More from Answers.com (1040 words) |
 | Along the Atlantic coast as far north as Cape Cod is found the common, or fl, sea bass, a sluggish bottom fish averaging 6 lb (2.7 kg) in weight and 18 in. |
 | The white sea bass of the N Pacific, however, is a member of the Sciaenidae family (see croaker). |
 | The Pacific sea basses include the giant sea bass, or Pacific jewfish, a bulky bottom fish that reaches a weight of 600 lb (270 kg) and a length of 7 ft (2.1 m), as well as the 2-ft (60-cm) kelp and sand basses. |
| Minister to get tough on coast eyesores - National - theage.com.au (604 words) |
 | Large-scale housing and resort-style developments proposed for the Bass Coast near Inverloch may be blocked because of concerns over a lack of public consultation and their environmental effects. |
 | The amendments to the Bass Coast Strategic Coastal Planning Framework were passed at a Bass Coast Shire Council meeting on February 16 by four votes to three in front of a packed public gallery of about 80 people. |
 | Bass Coast Shire councillor Loretta Leslie, who voted against the amendments, said the late amendments had come as a shock to the community. |