Open AccessARTIFICIAL BAITS FOR TRAPPING CRAWFISH ( Procambarus spp .): FORMULATION AND ASSESSMENT
Author(s) -
Burns Carol,
Avault James W.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of the world mariculture society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1749-7345
pISSN - 0735-0147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1985.tb00217.x
Subject(s) - dorosoma , menhaden , gizzard shad , biology , meal , zoology , bran , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , toxicology , food science , fish meal , ecology , raw material
Eleven experimental crawfish ( Procambarus spp. ) baits, a commercial bait (Purina), and gizzard shad ( Dorosoma cepedianum ) were evaluated. Experimental baits consisted of attractant (fish solubles, menhaden [ Brevoortia patronus ] meal, and crawfish waste, alone or in combination), binder (wheat flour and wheat middlings), and carrier (rice bran and sugarcane bagasse). Baits were field tested two consecutive days each week from 9 January through 27 May 1984. Total number and total weight (±l g) of crawfish caught in each trap were recorded. Mean number and weight of crawfish caught for each cent of bait used was determined. The level of fish solubles (0, 5, 10%) in a bait did not significantly (P> 0.05) affect mean number and weight of crawfish caught. Mean number and weight of crawfish caught increased significantly (P<0.05) with increasing levels (0, 15, 25%) of menhaden meal. Crawfish waste (20 and 30%) baits did not differ (P> 0.05) in mean number and weight caught.