PRESERVING THE CRAYS: Male (left) and female (right) adult Murray Spiny Crayfish. The sexes are distinguished by the location of reproductive openings (gonopores) which in males is on the fourth pair of walking legs and on the second pair of walking legs in females (red rectangles). Fertilized eggs are entrained by setae on the abdomen of females (blue rectangle). PHOTO: Scott Raymond, ARI). Id:27386
WANGARATTA Landcare and Sustainability (WLS) group volunteers teamed up with scientists from the Arthur Rylah Institute to survey spiny freshwater crayfish in the Ovens River last week to help improve species management and conservation.
Kelvin Berry from WLS said freshwater crayfish are now receiving significant scientific attention to determine their prevalence and sustainability across wate...
