How much salinity can yabbies take?
Yabbies can survive up to about half seawater (17000 mg/L), but as a group they become unsociable over 12000 mg/L and growth slows over 6000 mg/L. Research is needed on Yabby eggs and hatched young, which may be less tolerant. Salinity tolerance is not really an issue because yabbies do well, and you can trap them, in muddy dams. Muddy dams will usually go clear over about 1000 mg/L salinity.
