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Survival and Growth of Juvenile Striped Bass, Morone saxatilis, in a Factorial Experiment with Temperature, Salinity and Age
Author(s) -
Otwell W. Steven,
Merriner John V.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1975)104<560:sagojs>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - morone saxatilis , bass (fish) , juvenile , biology , stocking , morone , salinity , fishery , zoology , estuary , factorial experiment , ecology , mathematics , statistics
A 3n factorial experiment to evaluate the effects of an abrupt transfer of striped bass, Morone saxatilis, from a closed system rearing facility into a variety of experimental temperature and salinity combinations demonstrated a considerable hardiness of juvenile fish. Striped bass less than two months old had over 80% survival during seven days subsequent to acute introduction from the rearing facility into temperatures of 18 C or 24 C and salinities of 4 ppt or 12 ppt. Relative growth in these treatments was monitored, and the results suggest a degree of flexibility for stocking programs into estuaries.