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Sustainable Striped Bass, Grown Right

StriperHub aims to support the growth of the striped bass aquaculture industry in the U.S. by demonstrating effective commercial-level culture, economics, and marketing practices.

14.25 million fry

produced for commercial and research partners

851,000 fingerlings

grown by commercial and university partners

90,096 lbs foodfish

raised by the StriperHub network

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August 20, 2024

StriperHub Receives National Funding to Enhance Production

For immediate releaseContact: Eric Herbst, echerbst@ncsu.edu  North Carolina Sea Grant’s StriperHub is one of 33 projects receiving federal funding from the National Sea Grant College Program to support sustainable seafood through improved efficiency, output, and…

February 23, 2023

Magic at 64.4 Degrees

Diligence and hard-earned expertise contributed to a recent breakthrough that has positioned farmed striped bass for commercial success. And scientists behind the innovation say they couldn’t have done it without another key ingredient: luck.
The StriperHub team poses for a photo at the 2022 North Carolina Seafood Festival

February 23, 2023

StriperHub to Receive Over $1.4 Million in Funding to Grow Striped Bass Aquaculture Program

NOAA Sea Grant recently announced over $14 million in federal funding across four strategic areas for improving U.S. aquaculture – with roughly $1.4 million awarded to StriperHub. Led by North Carolina Sea Grant and NC State University, StriperHub is a multi-partner and multi-regional collaborative project to support the development of a sustainable striped bass aquaculture industry in the United States.
Barry Nash gives a presentation on striped bass to a large seated crowd at the NC Seafood Festival