The case is believed to be the first enforcement action of its kind aimed at preventing the advance of the marbled crayfish

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/12/ohio-woman-marbled-crayfish-invasive-species

Oliver Milman

@olliemilmanThu 12 May 2022 06.00 EDT

They have claws, 10 legs, can produce hundreds of clones of themselves and have escaped from confinement to potentially run amok across the United States. The ecological threat posed by the marbled crayfish has now prompted prosecutors to wield invasive species laws in an attempt to curb the spread of the peripatetic crustaceans.

AnOhiowoman who sold hundreds of marbled crayfish online has pleaded guilty to offenses under the Lacey Act, a US law preventing the transport of certain wildlife across state lines, after raising the crayfish in a huge tank in her home and selling them to people across…