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[Image: crawfish manual]Crawfish Production Manual
Commercial sales of crawfish in Louisiana date back to the late 1800s, and today's crawfish industry includes millions of pounds harvested from farms and natural habitats in the state. This publication covers a wide range of topics on crawfish production, including crawfish biology, pond design, forage management, stocking, water quality, harvesting, marketing and much more.
[Image: 2005 Projected Production Costs for Crawfish and Catfish Production in Louisiana]2005 Projected Production Costs for Crawfish and Catfish Production in Louisiana
This report presents estimates of production costs for the production of crawfish and catfish in Louisiana for 2005.
[Image: seafood]Health Benefits of Seafood
Including seafood as part of an overall balanced diet can provide many health benefits. This publication includes tips on selecting, storing and using seafood. (PDF Format Only)
Crawfish in the Classroom
This 1987 five-page article, written by Jay V. Huner and James E. Barr and published by the Louisiana Sea Grant Program, provides basic biological information on crawfishes, including taxonomy, anatomy, basic physiology, ecology and maintaining crawfish in aquaria for classroom activities. The material is suitable for high school-level biology.
Crawfish News, July 2008 (Vol 1, No 4)
July 2008. This newsletter has information on late-summer planting and management of crawfish forage crops, control measures for fall army worms, a brief overview on crawfish reproduction and an annoucement for an upcoming survey on crawfish production economics.
Stocking Crawfish Ponds: 2005 Recommendations
Existing ponds normally do not need to be restocked. New ponds require 50-60 pounds per acre of mature crawfish. Drain ponds 2-3 weeks after stocking to allow time for crawfish to burrow into the ground.
[Image: WSSV sampling results chart]White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) Sampling Results
View the latest sampling results in a bar chart and table from 15 parishes.
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