LSU AgCenter/Craig Gautreaux
Mark Shirley, an LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant aquaculture agent, and Haley Gambill, an LSU graduate student, examine some young crawfish as part of a white spot virus research project. The virus can lead to a very high mortality rate, bringing the commercial harvest of the pond to an end.
Crawfish weather was great while it lasted
ABBEVILLE — Above-average temperatures in November and December helped Louisiana’s crawfish season get off to a fast start.