This document provides information on research at the LSU AgCenter Aquaculture Research Station.

This document contains links to related information and Web sites on aquaculture.

This document describes research activities at the LSU Agcenter Aquaculture Research Station.

This is an image gallery containing photos from a crawfish processing plant.

An image gallery of different types of crawfish pond aerators and pumps.

This document describes the facilities at the Aquaculture Research Station.

This document describes the aquaculture research program.

This document describes the fisheries research program in the Renewable Natural Resources Building which provides wet/dry laboratory space supporting research projects in limnology, physiology, invertebrate biology and fisheries biology and ecology.

This article gives a description of crawfish farming in Louisiana spanning from the times of the Native Americans to today.

This document lists Louisiana parishes with Aquaculture/Fisheries/Watershed Extension Area Agents and Specialists with the LSU AgCenter.

There are several different ways to bait, trap and collect crawfish from a pond. At the Aquaculture Research Station, six crawfish ponds are fished using experimental traps to learn the best trapping techniques.

Pdf. files containing curriculum for teaching about crawfish and crawfish farming. Includes diagrams, transparencies, additional references and quizzes for each section. Recommended for junior high and high school students.

In Louisiana, two main species of crawfish are raised for commercial production. These species are the red swamp crawfish (Procambarus clarkii) and the white river crawfish (Procambarus zonangulus). Both species are native to Louisiana, but they exhibit several physiological and reproductive differences.

This publication outlines some options for design, operation and maintenance of ornamental ponds and discusses basic environmental requirements of fish and plants commonly grown in these ponds. 20 pages. Full color.