About the ICC

Photographer: MN Sea Grant
The Invasive Crayfish Collaborative (ICC) brings industry, science, and land management stakeholders together to improve the management of invasive crayfish in the Great Lakes Region. It is convened and facilitated by Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and the Illinois Natural History Survey with funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

What’s New

Temperature and body size influence personality and behavioural syndromes in an invasive crayfish

Ferderer, A., Davis, A. R., & Wong, M. Y. L. (2022). Temperature and body size influence personality and behavioural syndromes in an invasive crayfish. Animal Behaviour, 190, 187-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2022.06.009

Marbled crayfish Procambarus virginalis invades a nature reserve: How to stop further introductions?

Maciaszek, R., Jabłońska, A., Prati, S., Wróblewski, P., Gruszczyńska, J., & Świderek, W. (2022). Marbled crayfish Procambarus virginalis invades a nature reserve: How to stop further introductions? European Zoological Journal, 89(1), 888-901. https://doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2022.2095046

Temperature and interspecific competition alter the impacts of two invasive crayfish species on a key ecosystem process

Carvalho, F., Sousa, R., Cássio, F., & Pascoal, C. (2022). Temperature and interspecific competition alter the impacts of two invasive crayfish species on a key ecosystem process. Biological Invasions, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-022-02875-7

Work to Wipe Out Invasive Crayfish Begins

Traps are being set and a criminal investigation is under way after invasive crayfish were found in a lake near Holland, Mich., where officials believe fishermen were using them for bait.

Ontario now considers Red Swamp Crayfish as invasive

The Red Swamp Crayfish has been listed as invasive by the Ontario Government to prevent its introduction into local waters.