(2008–2010). Farming European bass was one of Europe's first fish to be farmed commercially. Historically, they were cultured in coastal lagoons and tidal reservoirs before mass-production techniques were developed in the late 1960s. It is the most important commercial fish widely cultured in the Mediterranean. Greece, Turkey, Italy, Spain, Croatia, and Egypt are the most important farming countries. Annual production was more than 120,000 tonnes in 2010. References External links European bass Fish of Europe Marine fauna of North Africa Fish of the Black Sea Fish of the Mediterranean Sea Fish of the North Sea European bass Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus