The yabbie, Cherax destrucor has been identified as an Australian freshwater crayfish species having a very high potential for aquaculture. Research Into biological aspects of the yabbie (Carrol I 1981, Mills 1983) has demonstrated +ha+ commercial farming of yabbies Is technically feasible. However, there is little information available on the profitability of investing in, and developing, commercial yabbie farms. In 1986, a research project was initiated by the South Australian Department of Fisheries to assess the potential for commercial yabbie farming operations. The project was supported by a grant from the Fishing Industry Research Trust Fund Account. Some key results from the research are summarised In this article, prospective investors requiring further information can obtain a copy of the complete report (Sanford, Kuznecovs and Mills, 1987) from the Department.