Recent content by Isaac Benavides

Thanks for all the great tips, everyone! I'll take a trip down to redondo beach pier and ask some of the locals for their help. I can take the biopsies at the pier. The samples need to be taken within 6 hours of the mackerel's death - the fresher the better. What's the best time to show up at...

Hi, I'm a scientist at UCLA researching fish muscle cell biology. I'm looking for live mackerel to remove some tissue biopsies, but bait shops don't tend to carry them and they're not common at fish markets. I was hoping someone here would be generous enough to help me out next time they were...