Striped Bass and Hybrid Striped Bass

By: Jennings Earnest

The striped bass is also called Atlantic striped bass, striper, linesider, rock, pimpfish, or rockfish, is the state fish of Maryland, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and the state saltwater (marine) fish of New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and New Hampshire.

TaxonomyStriped bass

Morone saxatilis

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Perciformes

Family: Moronidae

Genus: Morone

Species: M. saxatilis

Binomial nameMorone saxatilis

Hybrid striped bass

hybrid striped bass

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Perciformes

Family: Moronidae

Genus: Morone

Species:M. chrysops x M. saxatilis

Binomial name

M. chrysops x M. saxatilis

Economic Importance

Grow in U.S.A “Merica”

The price is different all over the world but from what I have found the filets are going anywhere from 4.99 a pound all the way to 25.99 a pound!!

The 25.99 was in Maryland at the Hunt Valley Wegmans.

It is pretty much sold all over the world

Info on Striped bassLess acres to grow themStable production intensityLower production than other speciesHigher-farm gate pricing. (Farm-gate value) The

farm gate value of a cultivated product in agriculture or aquaculture is the net value of the product when it...

And has a Stable farm gate value!

ReproductionHybrid striped bass are not capable of

reproducing with one another. Because The hybrid striped bass, or “wiper,” is an artificial cross between a striped bass and a white bass. But it can back track and reproduce with a white bass or with s striped bass!

And the striped bass is very low!

Life cycle Production

Currently, production of hybrid striped bass usually begins with “in-house” brood stock or with fingerlings purchased from other producer’s rearing facilities. Fingerlings are reared at 79°F in hard water at a pH maintained at between 6.5 and 8.5 with a dissolved oxygen level above 6.0 ppm. Most hybrids are tank reared, although there is some interest in rearing them in ponds in the southern states.

Hybrid striped bass “wipers” are cultured in private facilities mainly for supply to the restaurant and supermarket trade as a food fish or a fresh or frozen, filleted product. Much is sold as a “whole-fresh” product to high-end restaurants and some is exported by air-freight to European markets. Properly frozen fish have a shelf life of up to four months.

Hybrid striped bass production is rapidly expanding in the United States. Annual production has really increased .

This is just from a 12 tank system

Operation Cost For Twelve (12) Tank System

Electric: $1,800. per month with an electric rate of $0.10 per KWH or $21,600 per year.

Fingerlings: 144,000 fish at $0.50 each = $72,000 per year. Food: 180,000 pounds of fish x 1.3 FCR x $0.32 per pound of food = $74,880

per year. Heat: 10,000 SQFT building heated with waste motor oil at $0.50 per gallon

using 3,000 gallons per year = $1,500 per year Property Tax: $2,500 per year. Sewer Tax: $5,800 per year. Insurance: Building and Fish Mortality = $8,000 per year. Miscellaneous: Soda Ash, Salt, Testing Chemicals = $15,000 per year. Labor: Part time 20 hours per week (grading and harvest) $10.00 per hour

or $10,400 per year. Total Annual Cost: $211,730 Average Selling Price: $3.50 per pound x 180,000 pounds per year =

$630,000 per year. Net Profit: $630,000 – $211,730 = $418,270

Inside to outside

Striped BassAdvantages DisadvantagesSell for big moneyEasy to getEasy to feed

ParasitesLow/no reproduction

ratesHard to keep aliveHuge money to start