Bass, European Sea . Individuals are silvery grey in color and sometimes a dark-bluish color on the back. Stay safe and healthy. As warmer days are getting closer, I often remember the beach vacations we took as a family during summer time. May 19, 2018 - Sea Bass Recipes. January 23, 2014. Small commercial fisheries exist in the Mediterranean. Published on . Jump to Recipe Print Recipe. European bass are a very slow growing species that takes several years to reach full adulthood. Sea bass, often marketed by U.S. chefs under the Italian name branzino, is a prized fish in Europe, where it is largely a recreational catch. Baked Mediterranean Branzino (Sea-Bass) May 1, 2019 by Sonila 11 Comments. See more ideas about Food recipes, Sea bass and Fish recipes. An adult European Seabass usually weighs around 11 lbs. See more ideas about Food recipes, Sea bass and Fish recipes. The gear used to catch these bass includes beach and purse seines, trawl nets, trammel nets, longlines and rod and line. Those were fun, simple & careless days spent by the water, playing soccer or volleyball barefoot in the sand. Barbara Lynch stuffs her grilled branzino with lemons and herbs, then grills the European sea bass until the skin is browned and crispy. European bass can reach sizes of up to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length and 12 kg (26 lb) in weight, though the most common size is only about half of that at 0.5 m (1.6 ft).