Sea bass is now one of the most popular table fish in the uk it prefers the warmer waters of the mediterranean coasts to southern england and ireland it is a hunter with a steely blue back silver flanks and a white belly the gill cover has a very sharp edge and is protected by two vicious spinesrsea bass is very popular in the mediterranean countries and was one of the first species after salmon to be farmed mainly in the mediterranean wild sea bass reaches maturity after 5 years and can gr