| Impact ID | 6367 |
| Impact Type | Commerce |
| Study Type | Anecdotal |
| Study Location | N/A |
| Impact Description | The interest in bait culture of rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) dramatically intensified in the early 1980s. The central Arkansas region of Lonoke and Prairie counties, an area known for its active fish farming industry, apparently became the largest producer of rudd in the United States. Rudd has been widely introduced through a combination of bait bucket releases, escapes from aquaculture facilities and farm ponds, and, presumably, by dispersal from various points of introduction. |
| Reference | 12 |
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