Prawns: Cockroaches of the Sea
Oysters: Snots of the Sea
Crayfish: Centipedes of the Sea
I hardly catch Crays for myself or others. I don't consider myself clever enough. Once got my hand jammed long ago by a cray. It pushed my hand over it up against a rock with such force I couldn't release and free myself. Panic did set in, as my breath hold was limited at just 5m deep. Somehow my hand slid out of the glove thankfully and I managed to surface with a bumhole that went from 50c to just 5c. Always been a bit shy of grabbing a Cray since then.
Also, Crays are etremely important to plant growth underwater - as they are one of the main predators of Urchins and keep urchin-barrens at bay.
Sydney Coastal waters have declined in habitation with many Urchin Barrens littering our waters. With Commercial and Recreational and Aboriginal 'pilfering' of Crays - hardly much Crays are keeping the Urchins down.
Even the Abalone Industry is up in arms as Kelp Forests and Meadows produce Abalone in oxygen rich waters - let alone a lot of other things. Urchin Barrens are empty dead zones.
Somehow Crays (Big Packhorse Crays) in New Zealand are still plentiful. As they 'rotate' taking zones for starters.
People should be pay $1,000 for a Cray. They are becoming very sparse along NSW's immediate coastline. The numerous Urchin Barrens are proof enough.
Prawns are protesting in discrimination because they lose their eyes but Crayfish don't? Equal Rights for Prawns!