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The Everglades crayfish [2] (Procambarus alleni), sometimes called the Florida crayfish, the blue crayfish, the electric blue crayfish, or the sapphire crayfish, is a species of freshwater crayfish endemic to Florida in the United States.
Jimmy Pegram of Cajun Crawdad’s said that for the first time ever, crawfish are as expensive as shrimp or crab legs. "Last year, crawfish were around $3.50 to $4 a pound.
Louisiana produces 100 million pounds (45 million kilograms) of crawfish per year with the red swamp and white river crawfish being the main species harvested. [20] Crawfish are a part of Cajun culture dating back hundreds of years. [21] A variety of cottage industries have developed as a result of commercialized crawfish iconography.
Why is there a crawfish shortage? According to PBS.org , nearly 80 percent of Louisiana is in a drought. This leads to businesses outside of the state paying more for crawfish to be imported and ...
The first mating is in the "midsummer of their third or fourth year." "Egg-laying takes place in the late summer or fall, and the young are released in the spring. The following late spring/early summer is when molting of the young occurs." The crayfish live approximately 5–7 years and molt 6 times during their lifetime. [6]
Procambarus clarkii, known variously as the red swamp crayfish, Louisiana crawfish or mudbug, [3] is a species of cambarid crayfish native to freshwater bodies of northern Mexico, and southern and southeastern United States, but also introduced elsewhere (both in North America and other continents), where it is often an invasive pest.
The crayfish then reproduce for the first time during the "midsummer of the third or fourth year." The Guyandotte River crayfish are an egg-laying species. [4] After their first time reproducing, they continue to mate annually until their death. Eggs are typically laid in the late summer or fall, and then hatch in the spring. [4]
Faxonius shoupi, the Nashville crayfish, is a freshwater crustacean native to the Mill Creek Basin in Nashville, Tennessee. [2] Prior to August 2017, the species was called Orconectes shoupi . [ 4 ] Faxonius shoupi is protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) as an endangered species.