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how does the striped bass population effect the environment and why does it matter?
What is a striped bass?
A striped bass is a type of fish that live in salt/fresh water. Before the striped bass was fished commercially they could be seen to grow 60+ lbs on average. Now due to over fishing a 20 lb fish is the normal size. Their size depends on their location and their consumption rate
How does the striped bass population effect the environment and why does it matter?
BY: Kenneth Buell
Diet and behaviors
Striped Bass are most active dawn and dusk periods.
The standing world record that was caught on August 4, 2011 at the Outer Southwest Reef off the coast of Westbrook, Connecticut weighed in at a astounding 81.88 lbs.
The diet of a striped bass changes based on the location and the time of year.
long island sound the main sources of food are bunker, sand eels, eels, squid, porgy
Their Rebound
Why did the striped bass population almost go extinct?
OVER FISHING devastated the fishing industry's
in the late 60s through the late70s.
70s - 80s only 4 million lbs of fish caught annually
Their Come Back
Over 60 million lbs of fish are caught annually now
Striped bass have recovered and are comeing back their original population numbers
How did the low numbers of striped bass affect the environment?
strict regulations saved the population of striped bass
Bunker, porgy, squid, and eel populations went up.
Bluefish thrived until their numbers were over fished too in the 70s and the 80s.
Competition for food went up.
The End
"Striped Bass." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 29 Dec. 2012. Web. 03 Jan. 2013.