2013 eXtension Virtual Aquaculture Workshop

The 2013 Virtual Aquaculture Workshop held on Nov. 12-15 covers a wide variety of freshwater and mariine aquaculture topics. Below you will find links to the recordings of the webinars, PDF copies of the presentations, and reference materials provided by the presenters. If you watch the recordings we ask that you please also participate in the survey. This helps us identify areas of improvment and lets us know what topics you are interested in for future webinars and eXtension

Crawfish

Sacks of harvested crawfish (photo courtesy of Greg Lutz, Louisiana State University AgCenter).

Greg Lutz, Extension Professor, Louisiana State University AgCenter

Crawfish Production

Although the majority of the U.S. crawfish industry is found in Louisiana, these crustaceans are grown in many other states as well, including (but not limited to) Texas, California, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, the Carolinas, Arkansas, Missouri, and Ohio. Crawfish production typically relies on encouraging natural food sources for the crawfish; direct feeding is not practical from an …