Abundance and composition of northern pike in Volkmar and Deadman Lakes, 1994
By: by Patricia A. Hansen and Gary A. Pearse.
Contributors: Pearse, Gary A.; Alaska. Division of Sport Fish.
Series: Fishery data series -- no.95-7.
Publisher: Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, Research and Technical Services
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Anchorage
Language: eng
Number of pages: 41
Subjects: Pike -- Alaska -- Volkmar Lake -- Statistics.; Pike -- Alaska -- Deadman Lake -- Statistics.; Pike -- Alaska -- Volkmar Lake -- Physiology.; Pike -- Alaska -- Deadman Lake -- Physiology.; Fishery resources -- Alaska -- Volkmar Lake -- Statistics.; Fishery resources -- Alaska -- Deadman Lake -- Statistics.
Genres: Statistics.
Description: Populations of northern pike Esox lucius in Volkmar and Deadman lakes in interior Alaska were studied during spawning in the spring of 1994. Multiple capture-recapture events were used to estimate the abundance of northern pike 300 millimeters fork length. Abundance was estimated to have been 2,810 northern pike in Volkmar Lake in 1994 (SE = 302; 10.3 per hectare). Abundance of northern pike in Deadman Lake in 1994 was estimated at 1,999 fish (SE = 191; 9.4 fish per hectare). The population of northern pike in Volkmar Lake was composed primarily of the Relative Stock Density category of "stock"-sized fish (300-524 millimeters). The population in Deadman Lake was composed primarily of the Relative Stock Density category of "quality"-sized fish (525-654 millimeters). Age 5 northern pike were most abundant in Volkmar Lake and age 4 northern pike were the most abundant in Deadman Lake. The sustainable population of northern pike in Volkmar Lake is approximately 2,000 spawners. The population appears unable to maintain itself above this level, possibly due to cannibalism when the spawning population is high and resources are limited. The 1994 recruitment from the 1989 spawning population (1,081 fish) did not appear to have suffered from cannibalism. Data collected since the inception of northern pike research in Volkmar Lake is summarized.
Notes: "July 1995."

"Literature cited": p. 16-19.

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