C. destructor has also been translocated (for aquaculture and the aquarium trade, possibly also by recreational fishers) to drainages in New South Wales east of the Great Dividing Range, where it has become invasive and in some cases has the potential to displace other crayfish, such as Euastacus spp. . This wide range in distribution is probably partly due to translocation by aboriginal Australians as the species is used as a subsistence food for some tribes . It appears that yabbies were largely restricted to lower altitude habitats in inland areas of southeastern Australia including the Murray-Darling Basin before European settlement, with the Euastacus spp. found in higher altitude habitats and the coastal river systems. High altitude yabby populations in Lakes Eucumbene and Jindabyne, which are on the upper reaches of the coastal Snowy River system, are unusual and may be the result of translocation