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The world's second largest freshwater crayfish was once plentiful in Australia's longest river—we're bringing it back
At its peak in 1955, 15 tonnes of Murray crayfish were taken from the river in New South Wales and sent to markets in Melbourne and Sydney. In South Australia, the commercial fishery was ...
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Fish species returned to Murray River to assist recovery from mass fish-kill event
Ray De Groot from OzFish has been part of efforts to nurse flood-affected freshwater crayfish and native fish back to health, and return them to the Murray River Source: AAP / SUPPLIED/PR IMAGE ...
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Four Freshwater Mussels, One Crayfish Proposed for Endangered Species Protection
In response to a legal petition and lawsuit from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect four freshwater ... is proposing 87 river miles of ...
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Two Appalachian Coalfields Crayfish to Receive 445 Miles of Lifesaving Habitat
Following a petition and lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed today to protect 445 stream miles of critical habitat for the Guyandotte River ...