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Striped Bass Flavor Profile

Most Striped Bass are farmed and have light-colored flesh with a delicate flavor and firm, large flakes. Wild caught Striped Bass have a more robust flavor and coarser texture.

Typical Cooking Methods

  • Bake
  • Broil
  • Deep-Fry
  • Grill
  • Poach
  • Saute
  • Smoke
  • Steam
  • Sushi

Alternate Names

Atlantic Striped Bass, Stripers, Linesiders, Pimpfish, Rockfish, Sunshine Bass, White Bass, Hybrid Striped Bass

Striped Bass Description (Morone saxatilis)

Striped Bass are silver-colored with dark horizontal lines.  Wild fish can grow up to 6.5 ft and 125 lbs. But aquacultered fish are usually harvested between 1 - 3 pounds, although some are grown to a weight of 5 pounds.

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Typical Wholesale Products

Whole Dressed, H & G, Fillets

Striped Bass Availability

Fresh seafood availability chart: green areas show peak availability, light green show limited availability, gray indicates not available fresh.

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Stripped Bass Butchering Yield Percentage and Recovery

ItemTo Skin/On FilletsTo Skin/Off FilletsNotes
Whole Round (Head/On ungutted) 36% -- If you have additional yield info on this fish please leave a comment below.
Yield % varies according to a number of factors including: size of fish, season, sex, and the skill of your fishmonger.

 

Range & Habitat

Wild Striped Bass migrate between saltwater & fresh water and they are found along the eastern Atlantic from the St. Lawrence River to the Gulf of Mexico near Louisiana. However, most Striped Bass today are an aquacultured fish.

Striped Bass Range
AquaMaps     Data sources: GBIF OBIS

 

Nutritional Information

based upon a 6 oz (171 grams) raw edible serving

* Calories/Calories from fat 164
* Protein grams 30
* Fat grams  4
* Saturated fat grams  0
* Sodium milligrams 118
* Cholesterol milligrams 136
* Omega-3 grams  
 

 

Striped Bass Sustainability Info

This window is a link to the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch program info on Stripped Bass.

 

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