Mr. Nick Mandrak at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

On May 30th, 2012. See this statement in context.

May 30th, 2012 / 4:45 p.m.

Research Scientist, Central and Arctic Region, Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatics Sciences, Burlington, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Nick Mandrak

That is part of the invasion theory—you have this initial spike and then you have a levelling off. That initial spike, though, could have such a catastrophic impact on the Great Lakes that even if the numbers came down again the lakes might not go back to their previous state.

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