Laboratory Maturation and Induced Spawning of Striped Bass
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Progressive Fish-Culturist
- Vol. 49 (1) , 60-63
- https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8640(1987)49<60:lmaiso>2.0.co;2
Abstract
Controlled photoperiod and temperature conditioning were used to induce maturation and spawning in striped bass (Morone saxatilis). Two male and two female adult striped bass (8-12 kg) were maintained in a closed water-recirculation system for 13 months. Temperature and photoperiod were adjusted on an annual cycle to induce gonadal development and spawning. Gonadal development was apparent during the spring portion of the cycle, and spawning followed injection of 330 international units human chorionic gonadotropin/kg body weight. The two females produced 1.4 x 106 and 1.2 x 106 eggs, respectively, with no brood-fish mortality; 19,000 fry survived to 10 d post-hatch.Keywords
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