2 results for Oncorhynchus mykiss (Rainbow Trout)

Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Geographic Location Reference
7787 Oncorhynchus mykiss Recreational Value Anecdotal N/A Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) have been stocked as a recreational species in the Great Lakes since the 1800s and are currently stocked in all five lakes and Lake St. Clair. Great Lakes, USA 24303
7788 Oncorhynchus mykiss Recreational Value Anecdotal N/A The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimated that nationally, every dollar spent on hatchery programs for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) returns over $36 of net economic value. One survey estimated the rainbow trout recreational fishery to be worth up to $12-14 million annually in Lake Erie, compared to a stocking cost of $600,000. 24314

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