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Higher temperatures spur Alaska’s invasive pike to eat more, a bad sign for salmon

A University of Alaska Fairbanks study focusing on the Deshka River found that the predators have become even more voracious ...
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Pike across the northern hemisphere are eating 60% more fish than a decade ago and ecologists don’t know why

In the shallow, silty lakes of Southcentral Alaska, northern pike are gorging. A peer-reviewed study published in May 2026 in ...
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Alaska study finds pike eating 60% more fish, threatening salmon

A decade-long comparison of northern pike diets in Southcentral Alaska shows they now consume about 60% more fish by mass than before, increasing pressure on already struggling Chinook salmon ...
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Invasive pike can use Cook Inlet to travel between freshwater systems, research finds

Northern pike are not native to Southcentral Alaska, but biologists have worked for decades to eradicate pike illegally introduced into some Kenai Peninsula lakes. (Kristine Dunker/ADFG) It was a very ...
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Fish, eat and profit! Program pays anglers to turn in pike heads caught in Lake Roosevelt

NESPELEM, Wash. - Lake Roosevelt has a pike problem. A program intended to help rid the lake of the invasive fish could make for some fun, tasty and profitable fishing trips for area anglers. The ...