A farmer throws a crayfish trap into a pond to harvest crayfish at the farm on March 8. QIAN XIANHUA/XINHUA ...

This is great news for fans of crawdads, especially compared to last year when a severe drought affected crawfish farms across the state, leading to a surge in prices and shorter inventory.

Buying free-range meat is an ethical choice so the Christmas treats on my menu this season include New Zealand farm-raised pork ... And the crayfish that freely wander our sea floors would have ...

Just 12 isolated populations remain. Other threats to the crayfish include farming and grazing, silviculture practices, wetlands draining, and collection for bait. Because the remaining populations ...