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(PRWEB) April 27, 2005 -- On the East Coast of the United States the striped
bass species (morone saxitalis) ranges from the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Nova
Scotia south to the Florida / Georgia border. On the Gulf coast, it is
distributed from the Suwanee River, Florida, to eastern Texas. Only two East
Coast reservoirs have self-sustaining populations: the Kerr Reservoir in
Virginia and North Carolina, and the Santee-Cooper Reservoir in South
Carolina.
Striped bass spawn from mid-February in Florida to late June or
July in Canada. The migratory behaviors of coastal stripers are more complex
than those of most other anadromous fish, which spend most of their adult lives
in the ocean but migrate up rivers and streams to spawn. Their seasonal
movements depend upon age, sex, degree of maturity and the river in which they
were born. The major spawning activity for the entire East coast striper fishery
is the Chesapeake Bay, (where it as known as the rockfish), the Roanoke River -
Albemarle Sound watershed and the Hudson River. To a lesser degree the Delaware
river and possibly many other rivers along the coast line. In South Carolinas
Striped bass are native to the ACE Basin. (Ashepoo-Combahee-Edisto) They belong
to the southern strain and behave quite differently from their northern
relatives. Southern fish, unlike northern fish, never leave their riverine
environments. Northern fish spend a considerable amount of time in near-shore
waters and then ascend the rivers to spawn. Striped bass in the ACE Basin never
enter the ocean, and it is strongly suspected that they never leave the river in
which they are born. Striped bass are found in all the large rivers of the ACE
Basin, and they over-winter in the estuarine areas of these systems near the
saltwater-freshwater interface. Summers are spent in the cooler waters of the
upper river, where springs and a dense canopy of trees keep water temperatures
lower. They are often found in deep holes in the river or around structures such
as old pilings.
Bass from North Carolina and the Chesapeake Bay are known
to undertake coastwide migrations in addition to annual spawning migrations.
They move north to New England and Canada during early spring and return between
September and December. Bass inhabiting waters south of Cape Hatteras, North
Carolina, typically do not take part in coastal migrations. Recent advances in
molecular genetics have allowed researchers to investigate differences in
populations of striped bass. Evidence strongly indicates that the rivers of the
ACE Basin contain a population of striped bass that is unique to the
basin.
A member of the perch family (Percichthyidae) the striped bass can
be found on both the east and west coasts of the United States, although western
stocks do not support a commercial fishery. The fish has been successfully
introduced in numerous inland lakes, reservoirs and river systems across the
U.S. and is now found also in Europe and Asia. The striped bass was first
introduced to the West Coast in 1886, with fish from the Navesink River in New
Jersey transported via rail to San Francisco Bay. The West Coast range of the
species is from Los Angeles north to the Columbia River on the Oregon/Washington
state border.
Striper fishing is now taking place from Ensenada, Mexico to
British Columbia.
On the west coast most spawning occurs between 61 and
69 degrees and the spawning period usually extends from April to mid-June.
Stripers spawn in open fresh water where the current is moderate to swift. The
Delta, especially the San Joaquin River between the Antioch Bridge and the mouth
of Middle River, and other channels in this area, is an important striper
spawning ground. Another important spawning area is the Sacramento River between
the city of Sacramento and Princeton. About one-half to two-thirds of the eggs
are spawned in the Sacramento River and the remainder in the
Delta.
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