The Biology and Aquaculture Potential of the Tropical Freshwater Crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus

Jones, Clive

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Despite the lack of significant development of freshwater crayfish farming elsewhere in Australia, in 1980 a group of enterprising farmers from south-east Queensland introduced the Western Australian marron (Cherax tenuimanus) which they surmised would perform well under the warmer and more equable Queensland climate. Some success and expansion of the industry was achieved until the particularly warm summer of 1986, when the bulk of the marron died. Even prior to this natural disaster, some farmers were looking for alternative species, better suited to the sub-tropics. A relatively unknown crayfish from north Queensland, Cherax quadricarinatus entered the scene and commercial trials in ex-marron ponds began. It was soon evident that this species had a substantially greater potential.

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Department of Primary Industries Queensland

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Brisbane, QLD, Australia

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