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Mobile Northern Pike Suppression Crew – 2024-2026
Synopsis:
Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association (CIAA) will remove invasive northern pike (Esox lucius) from Whiskey, Hewitt, and Shell lakes, which support significant populations of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) as well as coho (O. kisutch), chum (O. keta), and pink (O. gorbuscha) salmon. A crew will conduct suppression by gillnetting and hook and line fishing. During the open water season the crew will spend some time at each lake, rotating between them from approximately mid-May to mid-September. CIAA will also monitor sockeye salmon smolt and adult populations at Shell Lake to assess northern pike suppression efforts. While the crew is in the field, they will also annually conduct surveys for the invasive waterweed elodea (Elodea spp.) at Whiskey, Hewitt, and Shell lakes.
Project #:
57003
Project Period:
3/1/2024 - 11/30/2026
Location(s):
Whiskey Lake, Hewitt Lake, Shell Lake
Cost:
$222,913
Match:
$78,020
Region:
Central
Federal Fiscal Year:
2023
Related Project(s)
54006 - Mobile Northern Pike Suppression Crew
Investigator(s)
Name
Role
Organization
Danny Tanis
Principal Investigator
Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association
Emily Heale
Principal Investigator (Former)
Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association
Statement of Work
SOW 57003 Mobile Pike Suppression - 2024-26.pdf (0.00Mb)
AKSSF Reports
Semiannual Report 11/1/2023 - 4/30/2024
PDF
Semiannual Report 5/1/2024 - 10/31/2024
PDF
Semiannual Report 11/1/2024 - 4/30/2025
PDF
Semiannual Report 5/1/2025 - 10/31/2025
PDF
Optional Reports
Title
Description
2024 Whiskey, Hewitt, and Shell Lakes PIke Suppression Report
Annual Progress Report
Whiskey, Hewitt, and Shell Lakes Pike Suppression Progress Report 2024
2024 Progress Report
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