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Environmental Update: Crayfish

By Sage Van Wing
Published December 8, 2015 at 3:24 PM PST

We check in with EarthFix reporter Jes Burns about how crayfish introduced to Crater Lake to feed sport fish are now competing with native newts.

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<p>Crayfish have been trapped in Crater Lake as deep as 750 feet, the deepest known crayfish in any lake system.</p>

Katie Campbell, KCTS9/EarthFix

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Crayfish have been trapped in Crater Lake as deep as 750 feet, the deepest known crayfish in any lake system.
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