{"id":26,"date":"2009-07-30T09:06:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-30T09:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.scubadog.co.uk\/?p=26"},"modified":"2012-05-19T14:28:42","modified_gmt":"2012-05-19T14:28:42","slug":"26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.scubadog.co.uk\/?p=26","title":{"rendered":"UK DIVERS URGED TO SEARCH FOR CRAWFISH \u2013 but not for eating!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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UK DIVERS URGED TO SEARCH FOR CRAWFISH \u2013 but not for eating!<\/span><\/b><\/span>
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The Marine Conservation Society & Seasearch wants to raise awareness about Crawfish
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Seasearch is urging divers throughout Britain and Ireland to be on the lookout for crawfish (sometimes known as crayfish or spiny lobster), on their dives. The crawfish is the largest crustacean in our waters and, whilst it used to be commonly seen in the waters around our coasts it has become increasingly rare due to overfishing.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Unlike the lobster, which is much better known and still relatively common, the crawfish does not have the protection of large claws. This has made it very easy for divers to take for the pot. It also is more active than lobster, and large numbers have been taken by tangle netting. Because it is now so rare it has been put on the UK\u2019s Biodiversity Action Plan species list, making it a priority for conservation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Seasearch wants divers to tell us where they are currently seeing crawfish, how many they see and what size they are. This will help to build up a picture of current populations in shallow waters and help us to identify hotspots where protection is needed. Recording is easy and results can be entered online at www.seasearch.org.uk<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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We will not be producing detailed maps for where to find crawfish, which would be counter-productive, and we are urging divers who see them to record their presence and leave them there. As what is now a relatively rare species, divers should not take crawfish even for their own consumption.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In addition to getting an up to date picture of where crawfish occur we are urging divers to look back though their old logbooks and tell us where they have seen them in the past. The information can be entered online in exactly the same way.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Seasearch is the largest organisation in Britain and Ireland for recreational divers who want to do their bit for the marine environment. It offers training in marine recording, organises surveys of species and habitats, and produces data and reports which are available for all to use. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Contact:<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Chris Wood, National Seasearch Coordinator<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Tel: <\/span>07776142096<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Email <\/span><\/span>chris@seasearch.org.uk<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Website: www.seasearch.org.uk<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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