Yes. Above all, the recreation and tourism sector represents a major economic cost. Think of a beautiful beach anywhere in the country. If the sand is covered with zebra mussel shells that cut your feet as soon as you try to get into the water, or if the water has such a dense bed of water milfoil that you could almost walk on it and you really can't swim in it, who wants to go into such a lake?
On December 7th, 2023. See this statement in context.