Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 73930

Crayfish: Non-native Species

Tabled: 1 September 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025
Named Day

Question

Steff Aquarone

Liberal DemocratNorth Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has considered developing an invasive American signal crayfish eradication strategy in (a) England and (b) Norfolk.

Answer

Mary Creagh
American signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) are listed as Species of Special Concern and actions such as their commercial use, release into the environment and transport are banned under the Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Orde...

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