What kind of habitat is essential to striped bass?
Although striped bass can live in both fresh and salt water, they will not always be present in all water available to them. This is because both temporal (time) and environmental factors have an affect on whether or not striped bass can live in a particular area at a particular time. The idea that certain living space with specific conditions must be available at the right time for the continued survival of a fish species is called essential fish habitat”. For example, a river in a spawning ground does not just have to have sufficient flow and oxygen; it has to have it at the time that striped bass spawn. For striped bass and other commercially important species, essential fish habitat (EFH) is protected by law under the Magnuson Stevens Act, passed by US Congress in 1996. In order to best protect essential fish habitat for striped bass, it is necessary to understand where these fish spend their time during the day, at night, and throughout the year. Additionally, it helps to know wha
