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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, Farmed

Striped bass farms in the U.S. are well-managed.

Consumer Note

Striped bass is known as suzuki when prepared for sushi.

Summary

Farmed striped bass is a hybrid of wild striped bass and white bass.

Striped bass are raised in ponds or tanks. In California, most are raised in tanks. Bass farms are usually located inland, so ocean pollution

from discharge of wastewater is not a factor.

Since there are no wild hybrid striped bass, disease or escape is not a risk to wild populations.

We recommend farmed striped bass as a "Best Choice."

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