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A range of products to ensure that nuisance and pest creatures are banished from waterways and surrounding areas. Our range of easy-to-use traps are humane, re-usable and can easily be set by anybody.
Crayfish Traps American Signal Crayfish, not to be confused with our rare, native, White Clawed Crayfish, are a great pest since their introduction to our waterways. The Signal crayfish, not only carries Crayfish Plague, which endangers our native crayfish but burrows and de-stabilises river and lake banks, feasts on the eggs of fish and provide a great nuisance to anglers as Crayfish take their baits.
Our Crayfish Traps are east to use and can hold over 10Kg of Crayfish each, simply place a bait such as fish or catfood into the bait box (provided) and lower into your lake. For easy retrieval use either a float if the trap is set away from the banks or tie to a stake or tree if trap is sent at the bank. For best results check daily and continue to use until you record no Crayfish in any traps for a period of 10 weeks (summertime). Please bear in mind that in cold temperatures crayfish may be lethargic and traps may contain no crayfish
If you have a larger Crayfish problem, we do offer a trapping service, please contact us with information about your water and the extent of the crayfish problem and we will quote you accordingly. We pay also purchase Surplus Crayfish if they are live and of a reasonable size, for more information or to purchase a holding cage, please contact us for further information. Please be aware of the laws pertaining to trapping Signal Crayfish; please go to the bottom of this page for further information. Animal Traps Our Range of quality traps in four sizes for use against most pests and nuisance animals. These traps are well constructed and powder coated for a long-life span, all traps come with a shielded handle to ensure the operators safety and the traps are east to set and use. In addition the traps are double meshed around bait area to prevent tripping from outside the trap and pre-assembled ready for use.
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Please be aware of the laws pertaining to trapping and releasing some animals; please go to the bottom of this page for further information. Crayfish trapping - Advice from the Environment Agency If you are planning to trap crayfish we will need to know the species of crayfish (for example, signal) and the reason why (for example, scientific, commercial, personal consumption etc.). We will also need to know details of the type and number of traps you intend to use. If you are issued with consent you will also be sent tags for each of the consented traps. These tags should be displayed on the traps at all times to avoid the traps being seized. If you lose your tags please contact the National Fisheries Laboratory on 01480 483968. Except where previously agreed in writing with the Environment Agency, all other species of fish or eels caught in the trap shall be returned to the water as soon as is practicable and with as little damage as possible. Trap dimensions Except where previously agreed with the Environment Agency in writing, the opening or entrance to any trap shall not exceed 200 mm in diameter and the mesh size shall not exceed 30 mm at its widest point. No trap shall exceed the maximum dimensions of 600 mm in length and 350 mm at its widest point. Catch returns You may be required to submit catch returns as a condition of your consent. For crayfish trapping a form will be provided. These catch returns should be sent to the consent authorising officer at the end of the consent period. Failure to submit catch returns may result in a delay in processing repeat applications. Animal Trapping Please be aware of the law surrounding any animals you wish to trap, for further information please visit this link or contact DEFRA. http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/vertebrates/forms.htm Traps must by law be checked at LEAST every 24 hours, it is illegal to re-release some species into the countryside and this includes, Grey Squirrels, Signal Crayfish and Mink. Whilst our traps are designed to catch animals humanely there is always a small risk of injury or even death to an animal, please use traps responsibly. Please take extra care and check traps more frequently if you are using traps in a place where people’s pets are at risk. |
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