Marmorkrebs (<i>Procambarus fallax</i>f.<i>virginalis</i>) are the most popular crayfish in the North American pet trade

Faulkes, Zen

doi:10.1051/kmae/2015016

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“…1) is truly alarming. Based upon various surveys conducted of the pet trade in crayfish, the range of NICS offered for sale in Ukraine is the highest after those of Germany (Chucholl, 2013), the Czech Republic (Patoka et al, 2014b), and the United States (Faulkes, 2015b). Two-thirds of these species are native to North American and thus are potential carriers of crayfish plague.…”

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“…Risk of crayfish pet trade have been already studied in several European countries, including the Czech Republic (Patoka et al, 2014b), Germany (Chucholl, 2013), Greece (Papavlasopoulou et al, 2013), Italy (Tricarico et al, 2010), Slovakia (Lipták and Vitázková, 2015), Turkey (Turkmen and Karadal, 2012), Canada (Faulkes, 2013) and USA (Faulkes, 2015b). Marbled crayfish Procambarus fallax f. virginalis Martin et al, 2010 was always determined to be the first or second most available species and with the highest estimations of invasiveness.…”

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East European crayfish stocks at risk: arrival of non-indigenous crayfish species

Kotovska

Khrystenko

Patoka

et al. 2016

Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst.

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-An increasing number of non-indigenous crayfish species (NICS) of apparently pet trade origin have become established particularly in Europe. Especially alarming are recent confirmation of two distantly separated marbled crayfish Procambarus fallax f. virginalis populations in Ukraine and indications of more North American cambarids present in the local pet market. The present study aimed to investigate crayfish species availability within the Ukrainian pet trade together with the climate match and risk they represent to the freshwater ecosystems generally and indigenous crayfish species in particular. Altogether, 15 NICS belonging to all three crayfish families were detected. Considering their origin, availability, probability of establishment, invasiveness and further aspects, marbled crayfish and red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii appear to be potentially the most troubling. Available information obtained from the pet trade in ornamental crayfish as a whole demonstrates that the broad availability of NICS most probably overlaps the vast majority of European indigenous crayfish species distribution, including the endemic thick-clawed crayfish Astacus pachypus, which occupies only a limited area that is situated critically close to established marbled crayfish populations. Negative effects of NICS on freshwater ecosystems as a whole can be also expected.

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East European crayfish stocks at risk: arrival of non-indigenous crayfish species

Kotovska

Khrystenko

Patoka

et al. 2016

Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst.

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“…Unfortunately, legislation needed to reduce this threat for native biota is generally nonexistent. With about 30 advertised species, the Czech Republic is the secondlargest market for ornamental crayfish in Europe (Patoka et al, 2014b;Faulkes, 2015). The international pet trade in these animals should therefore not be overlooked in the future, and its monitoring has been recommended (Patoka et al, 2014b(Patoka et al, , 2014d(Patoka et al, , 2015a.…”

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Crayfish in Czech cultural space: the longest documented relationship between humans and crayfish in Europe

Patoka

Kocánová

Kalous

2016

Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst.

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-The crayfish is an interesting element of cultural history in many regions where this animal plays an important role through its exploitation by humans. The present study provides comprehensive insight into the relationship between humans and crayfish within the Central European regions of Bohemia and Moravia, collectively recognized as the Czech cultural space. The study combines data obtained from Czech and Latin historical literature; archival juristic documents and codes of law; old cooking and fishing journals, books, and textbooks; digitized materials available on the internet; and specialized and scientific publications. Human exploitation of crayfish within the evaluated region has been continuous from prehistory to the present and is thus the oldest in all of Europe. Important moments are displayed on timeline. Key-words:Freshwater invertebrate / exploitation / history / aquaculture / Czech Republic Résumé -L'écrevisse dans l'espace culturel tchèque : la relation la plus longue documentée entre les humains et les écrevisses en Europe. L'écrevisse est un élément intéressant de l'histoire culturelle dans de nombreuses régions où cet animal joue un rôle important grâce à son exploitation par les humains. La présente étude offre un aperçu complet de la relation entre les humains et les écrevisses dans les régions d'Europe centrale de Bohême et de Moravie, collectivement reconnues comme l'espace culturel tchèque. L'étude combine des données obtenues à partir de la litté-rature tchèque et historique latine ; de documents d'archives juridiques et de codes de la loi ; de vieux journaux, livres et manuels de cuisine et de pêche ; de documents numérisés disponibles sur l'Internet ; et de publications spécialisées et scientifiques. L'exploitation humaine des écrevisses dans la région étudiée a été continue depuis la préhistoire jusqu'à aujourd'hui et est ainsi la plus ancienne de toute l'Europe. Les moments importants sont affichés sur un tableau chronologique. Mots-clés :Invertébrés d'eau douce / exploitation / histoire / aquaculture / République Tchèque

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“…There are about 600 known crayfish species in the world (Crandall & Buhay, 2008;Richman et al, 2015), and about 130 crayfish species have been reported as available for sale as pets (Tables 1 and 2). Most of these species originate from North America and Australasia (Chucholl, 2013b;Faulkes, 2015b), which are the hotspots for crayfish biodiversity (Crandall & Buhay, 2008;Richman et al, 2015).…”

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The global trade in crayfish as pets

Faulkes¹

2015

Crust Res

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Abstract. The sale of crayfish in the pet trade has increased in recent decades, and a substantial fraction of the world s entire range of crayfish species is available in the pet trade. The market for pet crayfish creates two major concerns: the potential for over exploitation of natural populations of crayfish to supply the pet trade, and the negative consequences resulting from the release of non-indigenous crayfish into natural habitats. The chain from the source of crayfish to the final owner can be lengthy, and each step in the supply chain needs to be studied by different methods. While there are often regulations intended to limit the trade of crayfish as pets, they differ widely from place to place and seem to have limited success in changing the behaviour of owners of pet crayfish.

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Marmorkrebs (Procambarus fallaxf.virginalis) are the most popular crayfish in the North American pet trade

Cited by 41 publications

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East European crayfish stocks at risk: arrival of non-indigenous crayfish species

East European crayfish stocks at risk: arrival of non-indigenous crayfish species

Crayfish in Czech cultural space: the longest documented relationship between humans and crayfish in Europe

The global trade in crayfish as pets

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