Record #:

6676

Author(s):

Humphries, Bob

Abstract:

Two shipments of six thousand inch long northern pike fry were given to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission by the Ohio Department of Natural Resource's Division of Wildlife. The fish are being tried experimentally in six lakes across the state to determine if their introduction will help to control excessive numbers of gizzard, shad, and suckers. A concern is whether or not the pike will be able to survive and reproduce in waters far from its native habitat.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 22 Issue 7, July 1958, p8-10, il

Subject(s):

Lighthouses; Introduced fishes--North Carolina, Eastern; Esocidae