Crayfish Regulations

We import these to eat them. They are expensive, I don't see anybody importing them to do anything other than eat them.

We would love to be able to order red swamp crawfish from Louisiana for our annual crawfish boil again. We have been doing this for years, and this year we were not allowed to, due to their import being prohibited. They are pricey, and would be only eaten by our family, thereby posing no threat to the Colorado ecosystem. Thanks for your consideration.

Please lift the regulations against the import of the Red Swamp Crawfish to Colorado. These are the best crawfish and thousands of people in Colorado really enjoy them.

Keep them out of the states waters. Protect native species. They can be imported like lobster for those who love them.

I would like Red Swamp Crawfish brought into Colorado for consumption because they are delicious. They are very tasty and expensive little crustaceans and I just don't see someone spending a lot of money to purchase these tasty delicacies then purposely or accidentally releasing them into the wild. As a side note, compared to Red Swamp Crawfish, Colorado native crawfish are tasteless. One reason could be that Colorado waterways are simply too clean to develop flavorful crawfish. Findly, I have lived in Colorado since the 1970s and live Red Swamp Crawfish have been imported all of these years by private citizens as well as businesses. Why is the importation of Red Swamp Crawfish into Colorado a problem now?

We import wolves that are NOT the same species that were native to Colorado and we are spending Millions of dollars for this. But you want to be picky about red crayfish because they are not "native" well neither are the wolves. If we could get Hollywood to love the crayfish we would not be having this discussion, they would already be here!

We do not pay high prices for red swamp crawfish to use for bait. I doubt anyone would. We eat them. Everyone does. Colorado lakes and rivers have plenty of native crawfish to use for bait.

Don't we already have crawfish? I used to catch a lot of crawfish out taryall. Why do we need to import them!

Since the red swamp crawfish cannot survive our winter temps, and people are spending money to eat them, not release them, it would be wonderful to allow transport of these crawfish in the state so consumers can partake in a delicious good source and the state would be provided income thru the taxes collected for the sales

All non-native species should be banned from "live" transport into the State of Colorado.

Not a good idea. CPW should NOT be looking into ways of bringing in a non-native species. Part of your job is to protect the environment and ecosystems of Colorado.

Colorado should not put our natural resources in danger for money. We have enough invasive species of plants and animals not controlled. Do not import the crayfish.

Start killing carp and add Structure to water body's.

Here's my thoughts on the issue to prove I'm not completely retarded,
A few key features for waterlife success most definitely do include crayfish... but importing them would be a waste of money when the solution is right here in our own state. The amount of carp destroying our aquatic plant life and reducing the diet options for not only crayfish, but also the shelter for small fish and safe breeding grounds for many aquatic bugs. So again...more Structure such as rock banks, big concrete pipes, steep edges and hills underwater. And with low amounts of carp there will be more aquatic plants to harbor aquatic insects for small fish and thus big fish will have more food top.

Instead of fixing the problems we've had, the DOW has only wrecked and made many issues worse because they don't care all that much. Start building for our future and stop finding store bought solutions!

I reluctantly say keep the import for consumption as free as possible. It feels like this is going to happen regardless of regulations and, in my opinion, a black market "grow your own" would be a riskier threat and harder to manage. Educate us on the effects of introducing the red swamp crayfish to the environment, As well as the other options for using native to Colorado crayfish for consumption.

After doing research on this I would vote to keep this species of crayfish out of Colorado. I love crayfish and there are more than enough native crayfish in our waters.

We want live crawfish here in Colorado. I doubt people are buying them to use them as bait or set them free, so the concern about these imported crawfish, being imported for consumption, is moot.

After doing some research about Rusty Crawfish I would say don’t allow them to be brought in without severe restrictions on how they can be used. I read through a lot of the comments, most people that have commented haven’t done any research. If Rusty Creawfish have become an invasive species in Minnesota and Wisconsin they obviously could survive in Colorado’s climate. They also can become hybrids when they mate with local crayfish populations. As you already know I’m sure there is ALWAYS SOMEONE that DOESN’T follow the rules so the probability is they will end up in our waterways. Why take the chance? We’re loosing so much natural wildlife as it is. I do like eating crayfish but not enough to risk the damage or loss of our native species. Could any of our native species be commercially raised for eating? Please realize when reading the input from the public most people won’t take time to do any research. Thank you for asking the question though.

I really enjoy crawfish at a few local restaurants and also crawfish boils can be a great way to get people together in June.

I would hope the import restriction will be removed. There could be other ways to regulate crawfish without a full import ban.

How many nuissance-red crawfish have been found living in any Colorado water ways? Live-imported crawfish is too expensive to use for bait or to release into any water besides the pot. Let's use facts to make decisions for a change.

We imported wolves… and crawfish is the issue?