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Seafood Watch - Seafood Guide

Striped Bass

SEAFOOD	RATING	MARKET NAMES	WHERE CAUGHT	HOW CAUGHT
Striped Bass		Hybrid Striped Bass, Suzuki	U.S.	Farmed
Striped Bass		Greenhead, Rockfish, Striper, Suzuki	U.S.	Wild-caught

Striped Bass, Wild

Atlantic striped bass are at record levels as a result of effective fishery management and strong conservation actions.

Consumer Note

Common Market Names: greenhead, linesider, rockfish, roller, squidhound, striper. Striped bass is known as suzuki when prepared for sushi.

Health Alert

Environmental Defense Fund has issued a health advisory for wild-caught striped bass due to high levels of PCBs and mercury.

Summary

Over 70% of the striped bass population uses the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for spawning and nursery grounds. During the 1970s and early 1980s, overfishing

and habitat degradation (due to pollution) in the Chesapeake Bay decimated the striped bass population. Severe fishing restrictions in the early 1990s and community

efforts to improve environmental conditions have allowed the population to rebound to record levels, however.

Striped bass are caught in recreational fisheries with mainly hook-and-line gear and in commercial fisheries with net gear (pound nets, gillnets, haul seines, trawls). These gear types have little impact on fish habitat.

Scientific Reports About Our Ratings

Atlantic Striped Bass Seafood Watch Report
Hook and Lining Fact Card

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