The North Carolina Crawfish industry continues to provide opportunities for area producers. Production has been stable at about 50 water acres, producing about 15,000 lbs with an annual farm gate value of over $70,000. All production is in ponds with the majority of these crustaceans being raised in traditional, shallow ponds planted in forage crops. More recently, some producers have converted freshwater prawn and catfish ponds to produce crawfish using the "deep pond" method (see below). For additional information on crawfish aquaculture, please see:
- SRAC 0240: Crawfish Production: Pond Construction and Water Requirements
- SRAC 0241: Crawfish Production: Production Systems and Forages
- SRAC 0243: Crawfish: A Healthy Choice!
- SRAC 0244: Australian Red Claw Crayfish
- SRAC 2400: Crawfish Production: Harvesting
- SRAC 2401: Semi-Intensive Production of Red Swamp Crawfish in Earthen Ponds without Planted Forage
- SRAC 2402: Crawfish Aquaculture - Marketing
- SRAC 2403: Procambarid Crawfish: Life History and Biology
- SRAC 2404: Crawfish Trap Design and Construction
- SRAC 2405: Crawfish Production: Financial Characteristics and Record-Keeping Options
- Louisiana Crawfish Production Manual
