TASMANIAN GIANT FRESHWATER CRAYFISH
-
- Rank: King George Whiting
- Joined: Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:18 pm
- Has liked: 62 times
- Likes received: 138 times
TASMANIAN GIANT FRESHWATER CRAYFISH
The Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish, which can grow to 6 kg, have bred in captivity for the first time - and they did it all by themselves! This threatened species can take up to 14 years to breed so are extremely susceptible to over-fishing and also habitat being degraded.
http://www.news.com.au/national/tasmani ... 20c704f8a8
http://www.news.com.au/national/tasmani ... 20c704f8a8
-
- Rank: King George Whiting
- Joined: Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:18 pm
- Has liked: 62 times
- Likes received: 138 times
Re: TASMANIAN GIANT FRESHWATER CRAYFISH
Adrian have you ever come across any of these during your many fishing trips?
- meppstas
- Rank: Premium Member
- Joined: Sun Sep 08, 2013 8:32 pm
- Location: Sheffield, Tasmania
- Has liked: 903 times
- Likes received: 444 times
Re: TASMANIAN GIANT FRESHWATER CRAYFISH
Thanks for putting that up Paul, yes I have come across them in the small rivers & streams several times..
And they are big too.. very timid things, I just stand motionless as the slowly make their way past me in the shallow water.. I did get a few photos of one a few years ago, but can't find it.. I have also found and destroyed several lobster pots that morons have set in these small out of the way streams too.. The IFS have also been notified and given the areas where I have found them.. $10,000 fine for each one, not worth the risk in taking them..
They were nearly wiped out some years ago so they had to make them a protected species, not that it bothers some people that still take them..
cheers
Adrian
And they are big too.. very timid things, I just stand motionless as the slowly make their way past me in the shallow water.. I did get a few photos of one a few years ago, but can't find it.. I have also found and destroyed several lobster pots that morons have set in these small out of the way streams too.. The IFS have also been notified and given the areas where I have found them.. $10,000 fine for each one, not worth the risk in taking them..
They were nearly wiped out some years ago so they had to make them a protected species, not that it bothers some people that still take them..
cheers
Adrian
Last edited by meppstas on Thu Oct 12, 2017 9:59 pm, edited 1 time in total.
'' Brand Ambassador for Mepps Lures in Australia '' Tackle Tactics, Okuma, Mepps & Platypus lines Pro Team Member
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClk58e ... m8yelCSKCw
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClk58e ... m8yelCSKCw
- Fish-cador
- Rank: Kingfish
- Joined: Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:00 pm
- Has liked: 10 times
- Likes received: 105 times
-
- Rank: Premium Member
- Joined: Sat Dec 08, 2012 5:58 pm
- Has liked: 1 time
- Likes received: 1 time
Re: TASMANIAN GIANT FRESHWATER CRAYFISH
I can remember going lobstering over 40 years ago with my dad and pop around Karoola just out of Launceston we would only take a few there were plenty around then I even got one while trout fishing it got tangled on my line trying to get the worms on the hook
-
- Bluefin
- Joined: Wed Oct 01, 2014 4:21 pm
- Has liked: 72 times
- Likes received: 976 times