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<blockquote data-quote="Allen" data-source="post: 391432" data-attributes="member: 389">This is true.&nbsp; The Corps has also taken preventative steps to lessen the impacts of mussels on the Missouri R. mainstem dams.It is also true that this and the expected continuation of cleaning mussels off of important dam features is costing many millions of dollars per year going forward.&nbsp; Unless you are OK with dam gates that don't function.&nbsp; Of course, mussels (and other invasives) have helped defined what the Great Lakes fisheries are today, they are already present in great enough numbers to affect the ecosystem.&nbsp; The real question is &quot;is it better today than it would have been without the little bastards&quot;?&nbsp; One could argue for days if the invasives or the EPA had a more beneficial impact on the water quality.&nbsp; As far as fishing, I am reasonably sure the practices and policies of various state and federal agencies over the years would also be important in this discussion.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Allen, post: 391432, member: 389"] This is true. The Corps has also taken preventative steps to lessen the impacts of mussels on the Missouri R. mainstem dams. It is also true that this and the expected continuation of cleaning mussels off of important dam features is costing many millions of dollars per year going forward. Unless you are OK with dam gates that don't function. Of course, mussels (and other invasives) have helped defined what the Great Lakes fisheries are today, they are already present in great enough numbers to affect the ecosystem. The real question is "is it better today than it would have been without the little bastards"? One could argue for days if the invasives or the EPA had a more beneficial impact on the water quality. As far as fishing, I am reasonably sure the practices and policies of various state and federal agencies over the years would also be important in this discussion. [/QUOTE]

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