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- There has been many plans to manage the pikes population in the past to save other fishes populations and most of them failed.
- The main idea to control the population is to provide larger popular fisheries. Fishing season increased and so did the bag limits. It had a good impact on the population at the time and it was about 20 years back.
- It seems more people fish now a days and i feel like it will have a larger impact on the pike population and as well as other populations.

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- Pikes are considered random spawners. Spawning occurs in shallow waters with a temp of 40-45 degrees fahenheit.

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- Pikes are a top predator in New mexico's waters and can kill anything that lives in the same habitat as the pike.
- pikes kill of thousands of fish and will ruin populations of fish such as trout.
- Pikes are a huge problem in New Mexico. There population seems to increase as other fishes population in the area decrease.

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- From my research i found that northern pike got here through transportation of fish in the U.S
-Another reason they got here is from owners of them released then into lakes and streams.

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- Northern pike are found throughout the northern hemisphere in places such as Canada, parts of the U.S, and in Europe.

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The Northern Pike in New Mexico are mostly spotted in areas such as Eagles Nest, The Rio Grande River, Cochite Lake and other lakes around New Mexico.

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They have light markings on dark green skin

lower half of the cheeks are completely covered in scales

Rounded tail tips

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Pikes are at the top of the food chain were they inhabit.
-Birds
-larger fish
These two animals eat baby pikes and not adult ones.

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-Pikes are a very aggresive animal.
- They will kill any other fish or any other small animals that will live with it.
- They ambush their prey with a fast attack.