Species information
Commercial name
Crayfish
Scientific name
Procambarus clarkii
Famliy
Cambaridae
Catch area
Inland fishery in China
Catch method
Net fishing, traps
Catch season
April-June
Estimated volume/year
520.000 T (source: FAO 2009)
Available as
Chilled and frozen, mostly cooked and peeled
Available sizes
U100 pcs/lb up to 250-300 pcs/lb (mixed size, cooked and peeled)
Sustainability details
The fishery is already very sustainable: fishing methods are extensive, no bottom destruction, low energy cost, no overfishing, no ghostfishing, no unobserved mortality and no by-catch.