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Status of mud crab industry in India
(Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (MPEDA), 2015)
Mud crab is an economically important portunid crab species found in estuaries, coastal lagoons and nearshore waters of India. The genetics team of RGCA recently made an attempt to decipher the taxonomic ambiguity of mud ...
Soft-shell crab production using hatchery-produced mangrove crab Scylla serrata juveniles
(Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (MPEDA), 2015)
Soft-shell crab production is being practiced in many Asian countries but the major source of seedstock is from the wild, which could no longer sustain the increasing demand. Commercial scale soft-shell crab production can ...
Status of mud crab industry in Thailand
(Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (MPEDA), 2015)
Mud crab is an economically important crustacean commodity in Thailand due to its high nutritional and market value. All the four species of mud crab, Scylla paramamosain, S. olivacea, S. serrata and S. tranquebarica are ...
Effect of tank color on the survival of mud crab Scylla serrata larvae
(Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (MPEDA), 2015)
The survival rate of mud crab or mangrove crab Scylla serrata larvae was evaluated using black and yellow-painted tanks. About 400,000 zoea 1 were stocked in 6 tons of treated seawater. The larvae were initially fed with ...
Status of mud crab industry in the Philippines
(Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (MPEDA), 2015)
Mud crab farming has long been established in the Philippines. Scylla serrata, S. tranquebarica and S. olivacea are the common species found in the Philippines. S. serrata is the preferred species for farming by crab ...
Reproductive biology of mud crab Scylla tranquebarica found in Ratnagiri coast, Maharashtra, India
(Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (MPEDA), 2015)
The study was carried out to determine the reproductive biology of the mud crab Scylla tranquebarica to provide baseline information that are useful in the seed production activities.
Size at first maturation was observed ...
Mass seed production of mud crab Scylla serrata at Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture
(Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (MPEDA), 2015)
Mass seed production of mud crab Scylla serrata adopting the best management practices has been done in the hatchery of Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture, Thoduvai in Tamil Nadu. Mature female mud crabs from farms and ...
Use of plant protein sources in aquafeed for high value marine species in ASEAN member states
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
Cultured marine aquatic species are predominantly carnivorous. Major species in the region are seabass, grouper, snapper, tiger shrimp, mangrove crab and abalone. These species, except for abalone, require a high level of ...
Status on development and use of alternative dietary ingredients in aquaculture feed formulations in Thailand
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
Thailand is one of the major producers of aquaculture commodities and aquafeeds in Asia. As the aquafeed industry has been growing continuously, the government through the Department of Fisheries (DOF) had undertaken the ...
Status on development and use of alternative dietary ingredients in aquaculture feed formulations in Viet Nam
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
This paper reviewed fish catch production and estimated demand of aquafeed, fish meal, fish oil, soybean meal in Viet Nam for year 2013. Fish catch production was around 2.8 million metric tons (mt) while marine fish ...