Incidental Aquaculture in California's Rice Paddies: Red Swamp CrawfishFootnote^*

* The author would like to thank four of his former students: Danny Blake, who spurred him to research the red swamp crawfish and who collaborated with him in the field; Mike Commons, who organized landing‐receipt data and created the initial drafts of the map that accompanies this manuscript; Ryan Ford, who refined the map; and Jake Nicholas, who allowed the author to accompany him on a Department of Fish and Game surveillance of the rice fields. Finally, the author expresses his appreciation to the fishermen who patiently answered his questions, showed him their trade, and sold him crawfish.

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