Warming Waters and Mutant Crayfish | Great Lakes Now

On this episode of Great Lakes Now, meet the marbled crayfish, an invasive species that has experts in Ontario on high alert. Plus, discover how Lake Superior's warming waters are affecting the people and wildlife who call the lake home.
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[@mnsu4820]

They taste like lobster, get after it.

[@user-hi4vo1cn7r]

Don't show a seal when there are none in the great lakes

[@amayr2]

talking about warming water impacts all waters & life globally and it is important and ok to hint at that while still focusing on our Great Lakes region, they did not imply seals are native to the region, but also could of flashed native wildlife

[@dougtheslug6435]

Looks like there's a crawfish industry brewing in the great lakes region.

[@eternalmistress]

Of course they don't want that.

[@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885]

@@eternalmistress who's "they"?

[@katiedid1851]

Crayfish are tasty. Check for PFOS. No seals.

[@joecottrell5488]

I reached into a minnow bucket expecting a handful of minnows and a few of those things were in there too. I was 6 years old and I almost lost some skin getting my hand out of the bucket. 55 years old and I still won't touch one. And they are harmless except a tiny pinch.

[@dannydecare2116]

What people forget here in Michigan? The rustic crayfish is an invasive species. It got rid of the native crayfish.

[@JaeElle]

I recently watched a video that focused on Michigan and the Great Lakes. This same scientist and team are working on the entire area

[@dannydecare2116]

@@JaeElle I asked the DNR what I should do about the rustic crayfish. LOL he sed eat them so I made traps and been eating them for over 30 years now they are so yummy 😋 I eat 50 pounds a year easily

[@JaeElle]

@@dannydecare2116 😂😂 that's awesome!

[@joecottrell5488]

Everything eats Crayfish. A new food source has been introduced. Excellent bait too.

[@MysteryGrey]

What's the problem with a free, self generating food source that tastes good.?

[@Exquailibur]

they eradicate native species in the process and irreversibly alter the rivers and lakes with their digging.

[@johnliberty3647]

That’s what I said about pythons 🐍 here in Florida. It’s food! They are made out of meat.

[@terriewise8422]

It's all about pushing the narrative for the wastes of air /sheep and nothing else.

[@kokopelli314]

Native Range: Currently, P. fallax f. virginalis is known only from aquariums and from its introduced range; an indigenous population has never been reported. However, it is reasonable to assume that the marbled crayfish originates from the indigenous range of its progenitor P. fallax, which comprises Florida and southern Georgia (Hobbs, 1989).

[@JJE2010MO]

Better tech these days!

[@Aeonshield]

A solution to hunger? lol

[@VAinWI]

Etouffee!

[@LovinLnCottage]

You do not want to anything that lives in the Great Lakes now. Too polluted. Read: “Our Stolen Future.” Written by a research biologist whose job was to analyze the research done on the Great Lakes from many experiments and disciplines.

[@edwardchaffin1877]

Good eating

[@Maxxumus]

Umm..you can eat them...not evasive in Texas and Louisiana

[@Exquailibur]

not the same kind of crayfish, there are hundreds of species. They are invasive because they eradicate native crayfish, are less tasty then native crayfish, and overpopulate which means they can eat too many water plants and stuff.

[@christopherwelch136]

« Dont need any males. » My type of species.

[@hotchkissart]

Tribbles

[@davidlance3023]

Start breading small mouth bass more put them in lakes rivers . That there main food source crayfish. Fish Man love small mouth bass . So win win for everyone

[@alfwatt]

Have you heard of the old lady that swallowed a fly? I don’t know why she swallowed the fly… perhaps she’ll die!

[@denniscrane9753]

The Great Lakes are full of smallmouth bass!

[@Rick-np9vz]

Tell me what recipe you use to cook bass! Because I know a few that use crayfish!

[@davidlance3023]

I like simple bass cook flour salt pepper fry in pan oil and little butter

[@Rick-np9vz]

@@davidlance3023 so you eat the bones and all? (Bass, perch, and catfish) These are what I call 'work' fish! Because it takes too much work to eat them!

[@jamescurrie2246]

Are they good eating? This sounds like great news for people who love gumbo. Mmmmh, I love mussels, too. The pigs are a problem because pork is ok, but I don't think it's very healthy eating. We need to rekindle our relationship with wolves. They'll eat those, I think.

[@Garbagefly]

U keeps nasty mudshrimp. We likes babyback ribs

[@TheDeadheadable]

Rules are rules. Prosecution is always a good way to stop people from destroying our lakes. If there is no consequence people will keep doing it. I think only people that have lived there whole life on or with in 10 miles of the lakesore of any of our great lakes get this. Ohio is excluded from this because none of them care. They destroyed Lake Erie and now they think they can come to my town in northern Michigan and be complete assholes. How they think their entitled is beyond me.

[@paulyosef7550]

😍🤣😂

[@johnliberty3647]

Are they damaging the ecosystem or improving it?

[@mannyromero4511]

Oh No!! Not mutant crayfish!! I have 3 things to say about it 1) Butter, 2) Garlic, 3) Red Lobster biscuits 🍻

[@johnny316b]

i guess it's safe to say the aquarium indistry caused this

[@eternalmistress]

Now I want some.

[@peterbathum2775]

welcome to oligarchy.

[@johnguess5675]

Crayfish can count. My original post did not post 😡 Play tug of war with a string it will respond with same tug count after waiting for you to stop tugging.

[@shawnsanders2182]

Mother nature will adapt every invasive species even zebra muscle become part of food chain.

[@LithaMoonSong]

no that is not true.

[@dougtheslug6435]

They sure cleaned up up great lakes since they made their way in....so they say.

[@shawnsanders2182]

@@dougtheslug6435 good and bad, almost to clear.

[@ChrisSmith-zm7kg]

The first guy that ate a crawfish was really hungry. Lol

[@michaelg8642]

its called evolution

[@Wowdude.]

Nice try

[@michaelg8642]

@@Wowdude. thanks

[@Wowdude.]

@@michaelg8642 😂

[@Exquailibur]

People dont realize its even a problem, its kinda sad. People dont realize there are hundreds of species and all are distinct in behavior and characteristics these are invaders that arent as tasty as the natives, but how good they are to eat is not really the issue

[@peterbathum2775]

thank you. its good to know Scientists are keeping track of these invasives and the progress of fossil fuel burning, imposing deadly climate change on humanity

[@TheTruthPlease100]

The reason they can be a pet is because they don't fight amugst themselves! They don't have terretories to defend! So many can be in the same tank. Great for eating too!

[@IRBry]

isn’t that sorta how evolution works?

[@peterolbrisch8970]

They're bugs. You're eating bugs.

[@johnliberty3647]

Yummy bugs

[@manuelsanchez4445]

Stop crying about it and catch them an have a cook out good eating

[@Wowdude.]

Nice try

[@jeffhillstead3302]

Great lakes 10,000 yrs old and weather never got hot before.. 👎 Crayfish could be better then " cricket's "..