A Decade in Review: Alaska’s Adaptive Management of an Invasive Apex Predator

A Decade in Review: Alaska’s Adaptive Management of an Invasive Apex Predator

Kristine Dunker;Robert Massengill;Parker Bradley;Cody Jacobson;Nicole Swenson;Andy Wizik;Robert DeCino;Dunker, Kristine;Massengill, Robert;Bradley, Parker;Jacobson, Cody;Swenson, Nicole;Wizik, Andy;DeCino, Robert;
fishes 2020 Vol. 5 pp. 12-
198
dunker2020fishesa

Abstract

Northern pike are an invasive species in southcentral Alaska and have caused the decline and extirpation of salmonids and other native fish populations across the region. Over the last decade, adaptive management of invasive pike populations has included population suppression, eradication, outreach, angler engagement, and research to mitigate damages from pike where feasible. Pike suppression efforts have been focused in open drainages of the northern and western Cook Inlet areas, and eradication efforts have been primarily focused on the Kenai Peninsula and the municipality of Anchorage. Between 2010 and 2020, almost 40,000 pike were removed from southcentral Alaska waters as a result of suppression programs, and pike have been successfully eradicated from over 20 lakes and creeks from the Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage, nearly completing total eradication of pike from known distributions in those areas. Northern pike control actions are tailored to the unique conditions of waters prioritized for their management, and all efforts support the goal of preventing further spread of this invasive aquatic apex predator to vulnerable waters.

Citation

ID: 110374
Ref Key: dunker2020fishesa
Use this key to autocite in SciMatic or Thesis Manager

References

Blockchain Verification

Account:
NFT Contract Address:
0x95644003c57E6F55A65596E3D9Eac6813e3566dA
Article ID:
110374
Unique Identifier:
10.3390/fishes5020012
Network:
Scimatic Chain (ID: 481)
Loading...
Blockchain Readiness Checklist
Authors
Abstract
Journal Name
Year
Title
5/5
Creates 1,000,000 NFT tokens for this article
Token Features:
  • ERC-1155 Standard NFT
  • 1 Million Supply per Article
  • Transferable via MetaMask
  • Permanent Blockchain Record
Blockchain QR Code
Scan with Saymatik Web3.0 Wallet

Saymatik Web3.0 Wallet