TN00225 STRIPED BASS MORONE SAXATILIS
| Result | Management Action | ||
| Beneficial | Controlling pollution [thermal, chemical, physical] | ||
| Beneficial | Other management practices [specified in comments] |
| References/Result | Reference Numbers |
| Beneficial | 5376, 1187, 6323, 5933, 6127, 4910 |
Comments on Management Practices
Other references include *4903,5678,5578,5940,6027,5551*. They are stocked in Missouri as a contribution to the fishery and to utilize gizzard shad *1187*. They are popular for stocking since they grow rapidly, attain a large size, and utilize abundant shad *4903*. In the southeastern U.S., stocking fingerlings is generally the most satisfactory method *4910*. They must have suitable spawning areas if the population is to be self-sustaining *6127*. In a Texas reservoir, white bass X striped bass hybrids grew rapidly and had high survival. The recreational benefits of stocking hybrids surpassed the costs *5933*. White bass X striped bass hybrids had faster early growth and higher survival than striped bass *6323*. An Oklahoma pond culture recommended 1) Provide abundance of copepods early in the season, and Cladocerans and insect larvae late in season, 2) Delay adding forage fish until striped bass are 4-5 long, 3) soft-rayed fish of fusiform body shape are the best forage *5678*. In Alabama, striped bass culture in continuously aerated ponds produced 2.4 times the number of fingerlings produced by conventional methods *5940*. In Oklahoma, plankton was used as food in the hatchery prior to release into culture ponds *6027*. In Alabama, the best response to feeding was obtained when the surface water temperature was 10 degrees C. The average survival, mean production and food conversion of fingerlings were best at the following feeding rates: 10% of body weight from July 7-31, 7% body weight from August 1-31, 6% body weight from September 1-30, and 5% body weight from October 1-31 *4923*. In Oklahoma, striped bass preyed on trout after trout stocking *5578*. An Ilinois study concluded that striped bass are well-suited to be a pond-reared food fish *6325*. One study recommended managing only dominant year-classes to optimize yields *5551*.