The world's second largest freshwater crayfish was once plentiful in Australia's longest river—we're bringing it back
Murray crayfish once thrived in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. The species was found everywhere from the headwaters of the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers in the Australian Alps all the way down to ...
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Reviving World's 2nd Largest Freshwater Crayfish
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 unsustainable ...
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A quarter of all the world's freshwater species are at high risk of extinction
The report found freshwater crustaceans - crabs, crayfish and prawns ... to protect Australia's longest river, with the federal government reviewing the Murray Darling Basin Plan next year.
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New colorful species of crayfish discovered in aquarium shipment
When a team of scientists studying the brightly colored and common New Guinea crayfish ordered some new animals for their lab, they were in for a bit of a surprise. They uncovered a species of the ...