Freshwater crayfish, keystone species of aquatic ecosystems, are now at the center of a new tool that promises to ...

Murray crayfish were first released back into South Australia in winter 2023. It was a big moment for people who have long championed the species' return. A further 200 crayfish were released ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.— 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 mussels and a ...

The Fish and Boat Commission is monitoring invasive rusty crayfish that act like gladiators as they try to take over native ...

Crayfish are also known as crawdads, crawfish, mudbugs and freshwater lobsters. Crayfish keep streams cleaner by eating decaying plants and animals. They are eaten, in turn, by fish, birds, reptiles, ...

Of the 23,496 freshwater animal species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List – including fish, crabs, crayfish and even dragonflies – 4,294 were found to be at ...

"It just goes on and on forever." Atherton Tablelands redclaw farmer Colin Valverde says the commercial demand for freshwater crayfish is insatiable. He was not surprised to hear the species had ...

These freshwater giants have greenish-grey coloring ... such as snails, mussels, clams, crayfish, insect larvae, and fish eggs. Also known as the rock sturgeon, the lake sturgeon is one of 27 ...

Ontario wildlife officials are mobilizing to help mitigate the damage posed by invasive red swamp crayfish, newly detected in ...

EAST ALTON The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC ) encourages community members to attend an ...

Crayfish are best eaten from late spring to late autumn. Weather conditions affect their availability and cost, as does the spawning season (when the flesh of shellfish softens and has less ...

And rusty crayfish also eat everything else. They eat our native freshwater mussels, they eat snails, they eat aquatic plants, and they just mow down everything they can. They even eat little fish ...