PFBC 2005 Press Release - Rusty Crayfish: "RUSTY CRAYFISH ADDED TO LIST OF AQUATIC SPECIES BANNED FOR SALE, BARTER, POSSESSION OR TRANSPORTATION
October 12, 2005
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Executive Director Dr. Douglas Austen has added the rusty crayfish to a list of species illegal for possession, sale, barter or transportation in the Commonwealth.
Rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) are native to waters in the Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee region. Although they are indigenous to parts of the Ohio River basin, they are not considered native to the Commonwealth. Rusty crayfish were first found in the Commonwealth in 1976. Recent survey work funded by the Commission to assess native crayfish distribution and abundance has documented additional rusty crayfish populations, mainly in southcentral Pennsylvania."
Thursday, October 13, 2005
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