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This is a dedicated thread for discussing article: New Partnership to Tackle Invasive Crays
Yes trap and eat them. They were brought in by the food trade I think. A concerted effort to market them to the public might make them a fashion food and a sought after commodity and reduce the numbers drastically. Or am I being simplistic?
I've long thought about trapping signals for the pot. Has anyone on FM had any experience of doing this?
Dont know John...but there are places I know [and used to fish but dont anymore] where there are so many you'd need a crane to lift any trap out. I seriously doubt trapping would have any noticeable,sustained impact. I've read a few studies etc and it seems the damned things are almost impossible to kill. You can poison them but in order to get the signals you kill everything else too which is kind of missing the point.The only thing that appears to have had any degree of success is male sterlisation....trap the big males,zap their nuts & return them.
Should have jumped on these things years ago before they got established. I fear it is too late now.