New bass species native to Savannah River system identified by scientists

The Greater Savannah area is known as a destination spot for outdoors enthusiasts and fisherman from throughout the world. Now the Coastal Empire has a bass species that it can call its own.

Often referred to as a "Redeye Bass," the fish that frequents the Savannah River and its tributaries has been recognized as its own species and renamed the Bartram’s Bass, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources announced in a press release on Sept. 2.

Southeastern scientists have studied the bass for decades and the official designation as a new species was published earlier this month in the journal "Zootaxa." It concludes a study assisted by a Competitive State Wildlife Grant awarded to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), which worked with the Georgia Department