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Striped bass

Morone saxatilis

Morone saxatilis (Striped bass)
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Distribution
Distribution map: Morone saxatilis (Striped bass)

least concern



Profile status
Dossier:
not provided by us yet
WelfareCheck:
F (2020-02-26)
Advice:
not provided by us yet
Taxonomy
Order:
Actinopterygii
Class:
Perciformes
Family:
Moronidae
Source:
Ethograms
In the wild:
not investigated by us yet
Farm/lab:
not investigated by us yet
Catch/lab:
not investigated by us yet
Habitat
Temperature:
no data found yet
Photoperiod:
no data found yet
Substrate:
Fyes
Growth
Length:
not investigated by us yet
Weight:
not investigated by us yet
Maturity:
no data found yet
Malformations:
Fyes
Swimming
Home range:
F10-200 ha
Depth:
F0-40 m
Migration:
Fdepends
Activity type:
not investigated by us yet
Reproduction
Nest building:
no data found yet
Courtship:
Fyes
Mating type:
no data found yet
Brood care:
no data found yet
Social behaviour
Aggregation:
Fschool
Organisation:
not investigated by us yet
Aggression:
Fyes
Handling
Stress | farm:
Fyes
Slaughter | farm:
no data found yet
Stress | catch:
not investigated by us yet
Slaughter | catch:
not investigated by us yet
Commercial concerns
Frequency | farm:
F<1,000,000 individuals/year
Methods | farm:
Fvarying
Frequency | catch:
not investigated by us yet
Methods | catch:
not investigated by us yet

Farming remarks

Morone saxatilis is a very popular species in North America, especially regarding recreational fisheries. Due to the decline of wild stocks, some effort was invested in farming this fish both for re-stocking and commercial purposes. However, there is a lack of knowledge in many aspects of its biology, especially regarding common aquaculture stressors such as handling, aggression, incidence of malformations, and humane slaughter protocols. Most of the information available is old and yet suggest that the welfare state of this species is poor, especially concerning spatial needs and induced spawning practices. Furthermore, this species is currently being hybridised with other Moronids, which raises welfare issues because of the lack of knowledge on the effects of such practices. The welfare of M. saxatilis may be improved if production is focused on freshwater populations, uses appropriate densities, develops solutions towards the use of substrate, and implements humane slaughter procedures.

For details see: WelfareCheck | farm (latest major release: 2020-02-26)

Related news

2023-11-02: New episodes of fair-fish database podcast programme

Series 16 of FishEthoGroup's podcast programme on the fair-fish database entails episodes on Morone saxatilis (Striped bass), Barbonymus gonionotus (Silver barb), and Oncorhynchus mykiss (Rainbow trout). In snippets of about 3 min each, you get to know the most important things we researched on these species for the fair-fish database. To listen to the episodes, click on the links above or go to FishEthoGroup.

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