Signal Crayfish Coventry Area?

[mole trapper 1,693]

I sooooo woud like to trap and try a few! We come up to Coventry area a few times a year, obviously the area is criss crossed with canals, are there signals in the area?

Cheers, J.

Edited January 25, 2016 by mole trapper

[logan 447]

They will be pal there every were else ,just watch wat your doing as i found out the hard way its against the law to transport them with out a ticket .

[Rabid 1,936]

It's also illegal to trap them without a licence, speak to the ea, it costs nothing.

[stuartpengs 19]

Agree with the point about obtaining an EA licence. This is a tremendously destructive invasive non-native species which decimates the waterways it's colonised (the poster who suggests "there every where else" [sic] is grossly mistaken). The EA licence will give specific guidelines that must be adhered to less this wretched curse be spread to other, currently signal-free waterways. You get caught without a licence or acting outside of the licence stipulations and you deserve everything you get IMO.

 

One of the cornerstones of living off the land is ensuring its viability and sustainability; not accelerating its demise. By all means eradicate the non-natives, but great care must be take not to spread it elsewhere.

Edited February 14, 2016 by stuartpengs

[paulus 26]

read Here https://www.gov.uk/guidance/permission-to-trap-crayfish-eels-elvers-salmon-and-sea-trout

[budharley 945]

Fekin horrible

Edited February 14, 2016 by budharley

[Chaff 3,622]

Fekin horrible

Had some that mate kept alive in tank with small air pump he fed them garlic till there poo was white, self marinaded they were tastey.