Department of Fisheries

Marron Aquaculture Information

General
    Farming Marron (Aquaculture WA 2)
  Download PDF Pond Aquaculture Checklist
     
    Marron Farming FAQ
     
  Download PDF Identifying Freshwater Crayfish in the South West of Western Australia
     
    Aquaculture Events

 

Workshops
FOP 010 Download PDF Marron Farming Workshop, Field Day and Trade Show 2004   Aug 2004
FOP 007 Download PDF Marron Farming Workshop and Field Day 2003   Apr 2003
FMR 006 Download PDF Proceedings of Marron Farming Open Day 2002   Apr 2002

 

Technical Information
AI 02   Biofilters for Freshwater Crayfish Purging Systems
AI 04   Building Marron Ponds
AI 05   Marron Farm Annual Water Budget
AI 08   How to make a tadpole trap
AI 10   Trees Around Aquaculture Ponds
AI 11   Aquatic Plants in Aquaculture Ponds
AI 12   Marron Feeding Rates
AI 13   Commercial Harvesting of Marron
AI 18   High Cost of Bird Predation
AI 19   Fish are best for mosquito and tadpole control in marron ponds
AI 20   Aeration: the Facts
AI 21   Keeping Marron in Backyard Pools
AI 26   Buying juveniles and broodstock for ponds and dams
AI 29   The Health Status of Western Australian Aquaculture
...More Aqua Infos

 

Research - General
    Warm Temperate Aquaculture Research in Western Australia
Research - Emergency Disease Response
FRCR 009 Download PDF Enhancing the emergency disease response capability of the Department of Fisheries and industry bodies associated with freshwater crayfish culture.   Jul 2003
...More Research Documents

 

Fish Health Issues - Diseases
    Thelohania - a Threat to Marron and Yabbies
    Beware the Shabby Yabby
    Epistylis and Temnocephla
Fish Health Issues - Market Preparation
  Download PDF A Code of Practice for Harvest and Post Harvest Handling of Live Marron for Food
    Preparing Freshwater Crayfish for Market
Fish Health Issues - Disease Diagnosis
    How to Submit Shellfish and Crustaceans for Disease Diagnosis
...More Fish Health Issues

 

Fish Welfare Issues
  Download PDF Framework for stakeholder discussion, Department of Fisheries - Fish Welfare Position Paper   Jul 2004

 

Fish for the Future