Jon Flinders
| In December of 2000 I graduated from Utah State University with a bachelors in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology. After graduation I moved to Tucson, Arizona where saguaro cactus dot the land and the only temperature is hot and hotter. While in Tucson I have been working on a master's project dealing with illegally introduced northern pike. In 1997 northern pike were illegally introduced into a reservoir five miles north of the Mexican border. There is substantial concern from anglers, fisheries managers, and researchers that northern pike in Parker Canyon Reservoir could severely reduce existing sport fishes through predation. The small number of sport fishing lakes in Arizona and the threat of northern pike expanding their range throughout the state make it necessary to evaluate their potential impacts on the forage base. The objective of my study is to use the Wisconsin bioenergetics model to predict the foraging demand of northern pike on prey fishes found in Arizona lakes and reservoirs. Fortunately, my project has allowed me to travel throughout the beautiful state of Arizona and catch lots of northern pike!!! |
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