Chapter 817 Social Justice Warrior (2/2)

”No, they're not cleaners,” said a middle-aged man in a sunhat.

Li Du walked up and shook hands with the people who had gathered and kindly introduced himself.

The gray-haired old man said, ”You've found gems, so why are you fishing for crayfish here? You're not trying to make cleaning money. Don't tell me you're doing charity work.”

”Crayfish are good. I want to eat them,” said Li Du.

Several of them looked surprised again, and the old man said, ”Crayfish? Haha, that is really creative. They are not delicious. There is no meat.

”But it's good somebody wants to catch them. Unfortunately, you're late. It's raining, and there's too much water in the river. When the river dried up a few days ago, the river was full of crayfish.”

A couple of the other men chimed in.

”These b*stards are so annoying. They die from lack of water, and then they really stink.”

”Not only that, but when they die, their body fluids seep into the groundwater. The water from my well last time smelled like h*ll.”

Several people began denouncing the crayfish, a species that was clearly unpopular in the area. Crayfish lived in freshwater areas and ate a large amount of food, competing with local freshwater fish for food.

They were also more tolerant of dissolved oxygen than fish were, required less water, and could even survive on land in cool, humid weather.

What's more, crayfish were very fertile, and once they got into a freshwater basin, it wouldn't be long before they took over.

People wanted to kill the crayfish, but it was not easy. The crayfish would be out at night, but they hid in holes during the day. Australians liked to enjoy life and sleep at night, so who would come out fishing for crayfish?

In order to control this creature, the Australian government even stipulated that crayfish caught from the river could not be released, otherwise it would be a crime!

Listening to the people's condemnation, Li Du laughed.

The Australian government should import tourists from China. He remembered that crayfish were also an invasive species there.

When they learned he was going to catch crayfish, several people helped him.

Some of them drove back to get some chicken liver, saying it would attract the crayfish, while others loaned Li Du their eyelet nets, which could hold the crayfish.

In their view, Li Du was an international social justice warrior who helped the local community deal with pests.

It was easier to catch crayfish than to fish. Li Du cut the lines into sections, tied chicken liver or bait on them, and threw them into the water to lure the crayfish.

Although crayfish were known to be nocturnal, they were voracious eaters. If they found food, they would come out to eat it during the day.

Li Du also used a small mesh pocket loaned to him by the fishermen. He placed large chunks of chicken liver in the pocket, and then put the pocket in a place where there was plenty of water and grass. This was an excellent trap.

The number of small and medium crayfish in the river was very large.

He took Lu Guan and Sophie along to clean up the line. They constantly pulled the line up, and there were always crayfish on the hooks.

Crayfish were greedy, so when they encountered food, they often used their pincers to pick it up, and then they would slowly eat it.

This became their weak point, and their nature made it easy for humans to catch them.