Does redclaw farming use up a lot of precious water?
No, we really only have a lend of the water. Some water is lost due to evaporation which goes into the atmosphere as humidity and eventually contributes to rainfall. By regulation, water drained from ponds is collected in a catchment dam then either used for irrigation or recycled back into filling another pond. We have heard the term “effluent water” used. Does this mean that water drained from a redclaw pond is a health risk? The term “effluent” is an unfortunately chosen term used by people unfamiliar with our industry. We much prefer the term “pre-loved water”!! Any being will thrive in a healthy environment and in our case, that means healthy water in our ponds. It is obviously to our great advantage to put in the effort to keep our pond water in top condition. Isn’t all that water a breeding ground for mosquitos, especially the disease carrying Aedes aegypti? A crayfish pond is a “live” body of water. It contains various species of animals living in the water column that would pr
