Seafood
Striped Bass Suzuki
Striped Bass are a moderately growing, long-lived fish found along the Atlantic Coast of the U.S. and Canada. Since the collapse of the Striped Bass fishery in the 1980s, numbers have gradually increased due to successful management and today Striped Bass have a high abundance throughout much of their range. Striped Bass are an important recreational and commercial seafood species, and are mostly caught using hook and line, and gillnets. These fishing methods have minimal habitat impacts and result in moderate levels of bycatch.
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Striped Bass, Hybrid - farmed Suzuki
Hybrid Striped Bass, cross between White Bass and Striped Bass, are primarily raised in ponds at high stocking densities. They are carnivores and require high levels of protein in their feed, often sourced from wild-caught fish populations. Waste water from farming is partially treated before release and some farms employ innovative methods to reduce any effects of waste water. Overall, there is a relatively low impact on the surrounding environment or other aquatic species from farming Hybrid Striped Bass.
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Sea Bass, Black
Black Sea Bass are caught among rocky structures by both recreational and commercial fishers. They begin life as females and become males by the time they're five years old, a characteristic that has the potential to increase their vulnerability to fishing pressure. In the Mid-Atlantic, good management in recent years is helping Black Sea Bass recover and they're no longer overfished. In the South-Atlantic, however, Black Sea Bass are considered overfished and overfishing is still occurring.
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Sea Bass, Chilean
Often named Chilean Sea Bass, high demand for this long-lived fish drives depletion and creates an incentive for illegal and unregulated fishing. Incidental catch of seabirds in Toothfish longlines jeopardizes populations of albatrosses and petrels. The small South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands fishery for Patagonian Toothfish has been certified as environmentally sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council.
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