crawfish

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Government data shows crab landings down on previous years but catches of lobster, crawfish and scallops stable.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

When Kelsey Barnard Clark won the sixteenth season of "Top Chef," set in Kentucky, she clinched victory with a dish that defied fine dining expectations: cornbread and buttermilk with crawfish, boiled peanuts, cucumber and watermelon.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2025

The soil where crawfish burrow to lay eggs dried out leading to a dismal harvest this season.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2024

Louisiana generates anywhere from 175 million to 200 million pounds of crawfish — contributing $500 million to the state’s economy annually, according to Gov. Jeff Landry’s office.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2024

In the small creek that wormed its way down through our fields, I caught crawfish with my bare hands.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls