What are Australian
CRAYFISH?
The Australian Redclaw Crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) or simply Redclaw is the crayfish species produced at ACH.
Redclaw crayfish are native to freshwater streams and lakes of Northern Queensland and the Northern Territory of Australia. A highly fertile and very tolerant of a broad range of environmental conditions and changes, redclaw is also known to have a simple reproductive cycle and fast growth rates. As such, it has became a highly-popular aquaculture for commercial farming.
Australian Redclaw Crayfish have a host of biological characteristics that make them a suitable species for aquaculture. They grow quickly, grow large and have simple dietary needs.
In Queensland, the industry is well developed and redclaw are relatively economical to produce. Production technology is simple and redclaw can be sold as live, cooked or frozen product. Queensland redclaw is recognised both domestically and internationally as a safe and healthy product.
What sets our
HATCHERY apart?
SUPERIOR BROODSTOCK
Eggs are sourced from selectively bred redclaw for superior growth and disease resistance and hatched at ACH’s state-of-the-art hatchery facility.
ANTIBIOTIC FREE CRAYLINGS
Australian Crayfish Hatchery (ACH) do not use antibiotics to treat eggs, making our craylings the safest and healthiest for human consumption
SAME AGE/SIZE BATCHES
ACH craylings are supplied in batches of the same age/size, thus significantly reducing size variations at harvest.
BIOSECURE LAB
Water quality, health and disease management are carefully monitored and controlled onsite in a specialised, purpose built, customized biosecure laboratory.
SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE CRAYLINGS
ACH craylings are cultured in a pathogen-free, state-of-the-art hatchery facility—the first of its kind in the world
BATCH-IN, BATCH-OUT STOCKING METHOD
ACH supplies craylings in batches suitable for stocking individual ponds, thus eliminating many of the costs associated with current stocking methods.
THE
HATCHERY
The Australian Crayfish Hatchery is not only the world’s first hatchery, specifically established to solve industry-wide hatching losses, it is also the most advanced of its kind.
Its highly-trained staff, led by Dr Lisa Elliott PhD, regularly deploys the latest disease monitoring and management techniques, resulting in proven significant decrease in mortality rates, increased survival rates, and overall healthier, antibiotic- free and and specific pathogen-free redclaw crayfish for the benefit of all stakeholders down the supply chain, be they growers, restaurateurs and consumers.
OUR
CRAYLINGS
Crayling Production is ACH’s Core Expertise
The Townsville-based Australian Crayfish Hatchery (ACH) sets a world standard in Redclaw crayling production, covering all aspects involved in the hatching process, including sourcing, selection, diagnostics, disease management, feeding, larvae rearing, storage and shipping to customers nationwide and globally.
All craylings leaving ACH’s premises to grow-out farmers are healthy, disease-free, antibiotic-free, and overall more resilient than any known craylings out there.
Why Purchase Craylings from ACH?
We’ve been selling craylings both to local and overseas farmers since 2016. Over and beyond all the advantages featured in ACH’s lab, here’s why you should seriously consider switching to ACH’s ‘Batch-in, Batch-out’ (BIBO), same age, same size, disease-free premium craylings, with which to stock your ponds
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Optimize your resources
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Improve your productivity
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Plan reliably for growth
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Improve your profitability
Ordering ACH’s Premium Craylings
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ACH BREEDING
FACILITY
Born Out of Necessity
ACH’s planned breeding facility is moving away from traditional breeding practices into the future, a vertical future that is. Like our state-of-the-art lab and hatchery, our intensive breeding facility will be a world-first, wholly dedicated—albeit initially—to the Australian redclaw crayfish.
Indeed, the Future is Bright
By going vertical, we aim at unlocking the industry’s most acute stumbling block—namely a steady supply of eggs—and produce large numbers of quality eggs selected from superior genetics all year around, fully monitored for climatic and seasonal factors, all under one roof.
The Future is Now—Intensive Breeding Unit Stage 1 Completed
We’ve been popping the cork last week: ACH’s first intensive breeding unit is up and running. All its components have been installed and all drawers have been populated with healthy local redclaw. We’re now moving quickly to erect the remaining units and hope to complete the lot within the next three months. Stay tuned for the latest news on our blog.