@article{andersen_abernathy_berlinsky_bolton_booker_borski_brown_cerino_ciaramella_clark_et al._2021, title={The status of striped bass, <scp><i>Morone saxatilis</i>,</scp> as a commercially ready species for U.S. marine aquaculture}, volume={52}, ISSN={0893-8849 1749-7345}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12812}, DOI={10.1111/jwas.12812}, abstractNote={Striped bass, Morone saxatilis , is an anadromous fish native to the North American Atlantic Coast and is well recognized as one of the most important and highly regarded recreational fisheries in the United States. Decades of research have been conducted on striped bass and its hybrid (striped bass (cid:1) white bass Morone chrysops ) and culture methods have been established, particularly for the hybrid striped bass, the fourth largest finfish aquaculture industry in the United States (US $50 million). Domesticated striped bass have been developed since the 1990s and broodstock are available from the government for commercial fry production using novel hormone-free methods along with traditional hormone-induced tank and strip spawning. No commercial-scale intensive larval rearing technologies have been developed at present and current fingerling production is conducted in fertilized freshwater ponds. Larval valued at about US $8.45 to US $9.25 per kg whole; the farm gate value for cultured striped bass may be as much as US $10.00 or more per kg depending on demand and market. The ideal market size is between 1.36 and 2.72 kg/fish, which is considerably larger than the traditional 0.68 to 0.90 kg/fish for the hybrid striped bass market. 0.57 0.91 US or US for 2.5 lb or fish). Recent for striped bass in in ranged from US $26.45 to US $41.89 per kg (US $12.00 – US $19.00 per lb) for boneless, skin-on fillets of wild caught striped bass. Market surveys conducted with Locals Seafood in North Carolina found that marketing value-added, boneless, skin-on fillets of aquacultured striped bass in the mid-Atlantic region is feasible even with a final product price of US $39.68 per kg (US $18.00 per lb). Based on these survey data, we estimate the U.S. farm gate value for striped bass can be as low as US $10.14 per kg (US $4.60 per lb) and as high as US $13.23 per kg (US $6.00 per lb) based on a 50.0% to 70.0% mark-up margin. Furthermore, assessments have shown consumer willingness to pay premium prices for striped bass (Quagrainie, 2019). These data show a clear economic and market potential for aquaculture production of striped bass, which already has a wide consumer acceptance and appeal.}, number={3}, journal={Journal of the World Aquaculture Society}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Andersen, Linnea K. and Abernathy, Jason and Berlinsky, David L. and Bolton, Greg and Booker, Matthew M. and Borski, Russell J. and Brown, Travis and Cerino, David and Ciaramella, Michael and Clark, Robert W. and et al.}, year={2021}, month={May}, pages={710–730} }