Striped Bass Sperm Fresh vs. Frozen
Returning to our chapter's initial question we now ask, "how much does it cost to cryopreserve striped bass sperm?" To answer this question, two things are needed: 1) an estimate of the generic costs required for fish sperm cryopreservation, and 2) a budget for broodstock collection of striped bass males. To begin, we return to Table 1 and consider a private cryopreservation program purchasing required equipment only. At the lowest level of storage capacity, total investment costs $9,497 or $1,900 per yr based on the 5-yr amortization schedule. Added to the yearly operating costs of $5,768, annual expenditures for the generic cryopreservation program would be $7,668 (Table 5).