| Impact ID | 6715 |
| Impact Type | Recreation |
| Study Type | Anecdotal |
| Study Location | N/A |
| Impact Description | Rainbow smelt provides a food source to many recreationally important piscivores in the Great Lakes, including native burbot (Lota lota), yellow perch, and introduced salmonids. Species such as walleye and lake trout may both benefit and suffer from introductions of rainbow smelt depending on the extent to which rainbow smelt acts as a prey item, predator, or competitor |
| Reference | 24329 |
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