Shell Lake Northern Pike Suppression

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition

Project ID	AK44172
Recovery Domains	-
Start Date	02/28/2017
End Date	01/31/2019
Year	2014
Status	Completed
Last Edited	01/25/2024

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Description

During the summers of 2017–2018, Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association staff members conducted gillnetting operations aimed at the reduction of the northern pike population in Shell Lake.

This project used PCSRF funds from both the NA13NMF4380235 and the NA14NMF4380332 awards. No funds were used past the respective end dates of these grants.

Project Benefit

By suppressing invasive northern pike in Shell Lake, CIAA is able to continue rehabilitation efforts to restore the natural sockeye salmon run to this lake, which is currently at historically low levels. The goal is to bring the population back up to historical levels while actively pursuing other technologies to suppress or eradicate northern pike. The lessons learned from the northern pike suppression efforts at Shell Lake may also be applied to other lakes in the Susitna watershed.

Accomplishments

Metric

Completed

Originally
Proposed

Instream Habitat

Stream Miles Treated

4.19

Source

Funds

PCSRF

$86,911

Other

$34,142

Report Total:

$121,053

Worksites

41708622

Worksite Identifier: 41708622
Start Date:
End Date:

Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

Basin: Susitna River (190205)
Subbasin:
Watershed:
Subwatershed:

State: Alaska
Recovery Domain:
Latitude: 61.9321527
Longitude: -151.507808

ESU

Un-Named ESU Sockeye

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Metrics

C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
- . . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding 121,053.00
- . . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected 4.19
- . . C.0.c
  Project identified in a Plan or Watershed Assessment
- . . C.0.d.1 Project Monitoring (LOV)
- . . C.0.d.2 Monitoring Location (LOV)
- . . C.4 Instream Habitat ProjectY (Y/N)
  - . . . . C.4.a Instream Habitat Funding 121,053.00
  - . . . . C.4.b Total length of instream habitat treated 4.19
  - . . . . C.4.i.1 Predator/competitor removalY (Y/N)
    - . . . . . . C.4.i.2
      Predator/competitor name(s)
      
      Esox lucius
    - . . . . . . C.4.i.3
      Method of predator/competitor removal
      
      Gillnets
    - . . . . . . C.4.i.4 Number of predators/competitors removedcontrolled 1,355
    - . . . . . . C.4.i.5 Miles of stream treated for predators/competitors 4.19
    - . . . . . . C.4.i.6 Acres of streambed treated for predators/competitors 1,292.0