Introduction
In southern California and Baja California, the white seabass
Atractoscion nobilis supports an important commercial and sport
fishery (Vojkovich and Reed, 1983). Its wide acceptance and high
market value led to over-harvesting the wild stocks in many areas
(Drawbridge and Kent, 1997), which in turn led to the development of
a comprehensive stock replenishment program that was initiated in
southern California in 1983 (Kent et al., 1995). As the production
capacity of A. nobilis has increased, so too has the interest in applying
the technology to commercial farming (Drawbridge and Kent, 2001).
Research related to the nutritional requirements of this species is