Trend in population number and distribution of Murray crayfish (Euastacus armatus)
Indicator
Trend in population number and distribution of Murray crayfish (Euastacus armatus)
Abundance and distribution of Murray crayfish, Euastacus armatus, in the southern Murray-Darling Basin have been decreasing due to cumulative pressures of recreational harvesting, river regulation, pesticides and pollutants, habitat change and events of low dissolved oxygen (hypoxic ‘blackwater’ disturbance).
Region:
Southern Murray-Darling
Measures:
Population abundance and distribution