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Originally Posted by mogga
A signal crayfish.
I think they're edible - Hugh FW said so I think - but they look
pretty wierd.
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Yes, they are very tasty. They look less weird once de-shelled, similar to prawns.
The mitten crabs undermining the banks of the Thames are also very edible, and highly prized by the Chinese.
Quite why we don't establish fisheries for these things, and over-fish them to rareness, is beyond me. But perhaps that is difficult to do without damaging by-catch.