Impact ID9310
Impact TypeCommerce
Study TypeObservational
Study LocationField
Impact DescriptionIn the early 1900's, the Welland canal created a route for Petromyzon marinus to enter the upper Great Lakes because they were albe to bypass a natural barrier at Niagra Falls. After this invasion, the fisheries in the Great Lakes collapsed within a few decades of the Welland Canal construction.
Reference42812
Cost 
LocationUpper Great Lakes, USA

Return to impacts listing for Petromyzon marinus