Commercial crustacean fisheries are dwindling while demand is growing. Aquaculture is expected to meet
supply requirements, thus better egg production and hatchery management are required if the industry is
to keep growing. In addition to hatchery management, methods that improve crustacean juvenile production
by manipulating their endocrine system are being assessed. Redclaw Cherax quadricarinatus aquaculture
technology is mature enough to grow into an important industry. However, further growth requires research
on nutrition, disease and reproduction. The present manuscript reviews existing literature about redclaw reproduction,
hatchery, and nursery technology. Further research is bound to improve monosex larval production
or at least develop methods to improve growth in both sexes. The market for redclaw is growing,
aquaculture in warm countries is increasing and research is improving aquaculture methodologies of the species.
The future is bright.
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