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Overview of the mud crab industry in the Philippines
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
Mud crab farming has long been established in the Philippines and the country is the second top producer in the world. Except for Scylla paramamosain, the three other species, S. serrata, S. tranquebarica and S. olivacea ...
Development of protocol for the production of hatchery-reared mud crab Scylla serrata juveniles for soft-shell crab farming
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
Development of economically viable techniques for growing hatchery-reared juvenile crabs to suitable sizes will address the problem on the source of seed stocks for soft-shell crab farming. This paper reports the production ...
Strategies to reduce disease incidence in mud crab culture
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
Mud crab hatchery suffers from low survival due to susceptibility to bacterial infection in the early larval stages among many causes. Despite food safety issues, antibiotics continue to be used in the absence of effective ...
Capacity building initiatives of Winrock International on mud crab culture in the Caraga Region
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
The paper presents the output of the capacity building initiatives of Winrock International on Mud crab culture in the Caraga Region, Philippines. The capacity building seminar included lectures on the mud crab biology, ...
Polyculture of mud crab in Region 3
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
The polyculture of mud crab with one to three other species (milkfish (Chanos chanos), tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) and shrimp or sugpo (Penaeus monodon)) is a common practice in Region 3. Pond preparation is given importance ...
Breeding and culture of the polychaete, Marphysa mossambica, as feed for the mud crab
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
Marine worms (Annelida: Polychaeta) are considered as important food for crustacean broodstock because they contain hormones and correct balance of essential nutrients for reproduction. Marphysa mossambica (Peters, 1854) ...
Mud crab marketing practices
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
Presented in the article is the mud crab (Scylla spp.) marketing practices in the province of Capiz. It is one of the major producers of mud crab in brackishwater ponds in the country. Hence, several trading centers or ...
Management strategies for grow-out culture of mud crab
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
There is an increasing interest in mud crab farming because of the growing demand for mud crab in domestic and international markets. Different methods for rearing crabs in ponds, pens and cages have evolved through several ...
Nursery culture of mud crab Scylla serrata fed diets supplemented with trytophan at two stocking densities
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
Cannibalism has been recognized as one of the major problems in crab culture. The use of dietary tryptophan (TRP) that has been reported to reduce cannibalism in crabs under laboratory conditions was verified in pond nursery ...
Adoption of modified commercial scale mud crab hatchery and nursery systems in Alaminos City, Pangasinan
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
Pangasinan’s vast fishpond and mangrove areas have not been fully tapped for mud crab (Scylla serrata) production. The main reason identified for this is the limited supply of crab seedstock. At present, there is no reliable ...