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Crawfish Production

Production Systems and Forages

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Publisher: Southern Regional Aquaculture Center

Creation date: October 1998

Crawfish, especially the red swamp crawfish (Procambarus clarkii) and the white river crawfish (Procambarus zonangulus), are suitable for culture because they are hardy and adaptable. Crawfish production can be integrated with agricultural crop rotations, and the crawfish life cycle can be easily manipulated to fit a variety of cultural situations. Crawfish aquaculture relies on control of pond hydrology to simulate optimal wet and dry conditions occur ring in natural riverine and wetland habitats. Crawfish grow and mature during the wet or flooded cycle and survive the dry periods by digging burrows. Crawfish ponds are filled in the fall to coincide with peak spawning of females in burrows. When burrows are filled with water, adults and juveniles leave the burrow and distribute themselves throughout the pond.

Key Words: USDA • SRAC • Crawfish • Crayfish • Production • Feed and Nutrition • Forage