Open AccessA REVIEW OF CRAWFISH CULTURE IN LOUISIANA
Author(s) -
Bretonne Larry
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
proceedings of the annual meeting ‐ world mariculture society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1749-7345
pISSN - 0164-0399
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1977.tb00124.x
Subject(s) - stocking , production (economics) , investment (military) , fishery , standing crop , geography , biology , ecology , economics , political science , biomass (ecology) , politics , law , macroeconomics
Development of the Louisiana crawfish industry from one of erratic natural production to more stable pond culture is reviewed. Pond construction, stocking, life history, harvesting and management practices are discussed. Rice field‐crawfish culture offers a worldwide opportunity to double crop production with minimal investment.