“…Seabass is protandric and generally grows up to 150 cm in size tolerating a wide range of salinity up to 40 ppt making it euryhaline (Mozanzadeh et al, 2021), and reproduces through catadromous migration (Noakes, 1988). However, these attributes, i.e., the high salinity tolerance and reproductive migration, also make them prone to various contaminations.…”