1st Edition
Freshwater Crayfish Aquaculture in North America, Europe, and Australia Families Astacidae, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae
By Jay Huner
Copyright 1994
336 Pages
by
CRC Press
336 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Freshwater Crayfish Aquaculture in North America, Europe, and Australia is the first text to summarize the methods of culture for the eight most important crayfish species in the world. Methods developed to culture crayfishes around the world differ significantly, and this book enables readers to develop workable strategies for cultivating different crayfish species in specific environments.... Read more
ContentsIntroduction
- I. Cultivation of Freshwater Crayfishes in North America
- Freshwater Crayfish Culture
- Freshwater Crayfish Processing
- Diseases of Louisiana Crayfish
- II. Cultivation of Freshwater Crayfishes in Europe
- Introduction
- The Crayfish and Crayfish Production in Europe
- Crayfish Culture
- III. Cultivation of Freshwater Crayfishes in Australia
- Introduction
- Phylogeny
- Distribution of Parastacids in Australia and Their Suitability for Aquaculture
- The Yabbie, Cherax destructor
- The Marron, Cherax tenuimanus
- Redclaw, Cherax quadricarinatus
- Economics
- Marketing
- Status of Australian Crayfish Culture, 1989?90 Season
- Index
Biography
Jay Huner
