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Does anyone know where to buy live crayfish in Canada?

How do you cook them?

Effective May 1, 2007, it is illegal to possess crayfish (this i:ncludes possession for consumption). Manitoba no longer issues experimental commercial fishing licenses for the harvest of crayfish.

When I was younger my cousins and I would swim in the Swan River, and we would catch crayfish by the dozen! We would feed them to my grandparents neighbours Oscar fish...they would rip the crayfish apart and we'd all watch with eyes wide and mouths hanging open.....LOL! Or we would build little ponds to keep them in along with the minnows we would also catch with strainers! Many, many happy hours spent by the river up north when I was younger...Didn't know there was a market for them, I don't know if I'd ever eat one tho, they are pretty small so indent imagine there would be much meat in them.....

Found an article that basically gives the reason for the ban on possessing crayfish in Manitoba. Didn't do any other searches on the topic, but going to see if there is more up to date information.  
 
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/new-crayfish-taking-over-manitoba-lake-1.669747

Just looking to add to my aquarium collection! Won’t be eating the little guys! I have quite a few just looking to diversify or find a local Breeder to buy from.

To avoid transferring them to another lake, Manitobans are asked to never collect crayfish for any purpose, including consumption, bait or aquarium use, and to remove mud, vegetation and bilge from boats before transporting them.  
 
Since May 1, it has been illegal to possess any type of crayfish in Manitoba.

I understand you don’t like them being sold in Manitoba however I am not questioning the law simply asking if anyone knows traders or breeders as not ALL types are illegal. Pet stores frequently sell the electric blue cray fish I am looking for more exotic kinds is all. Not illegal evasive species (of which only 2 are banned in Manitoba)

Check out anything from here!  
http://www.planetinverts.com/crayfish_species.html

My search is over thanks for the PM everyone! Finally got my elusive spectre crayfish both male and female!