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Pilot scale production of pellets suitable for mud crab Scylla serrata
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
Studies were conducted towards the pilot scale production of stable and nutritionally adequate pellets suitable for mud crab Scylla serrata to help in efforts to increase mud crab production in the Philippines. Preliminary ...
Development of immunostimulant for mud crab, Scylla serrata
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
Non-specific immune activitation is considered a potential prophylactic approach in the prevention of disease outbreaks in crustacean aquaculture. The present investigation evaluates the dietary supplementation of bacterial ...
Defects in the handling, storage and transport of mud crab
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
Consumers prefer to buy live mud crabs (Scylla). Moribund and dead crabs have very low market value. Immediately after harvest, the crabs are tied to render their claws immobile. The time between harvest and arrival of ...
Recent developments and enhancing transfer of the nursery technology for the mud crab Scylla serrata
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
The development of hatchery techniques for seed production of mud crab is expected to address the present problem on the depletion of wild seedstock supply for stocking in grow-out ponds. The nursery serves as the link ...
Philippine National Standard for Live Mud Crabs: establishing food safety and quality requirements
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
The Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (BAFS) of the Department of Agriculture (DA), in collaboration with the relevant government and research agencies, academe and industry organization, is currently developing ...
Genetic diversity and stock delineation of Philippine populations of the orange mud crab, Scylla olivacea
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
The orange mud crab, Scylla olivacea, is regarded as an important fishery resource due to high demand and high market value. However, mud crab populations are threatened by over exploitation and habitat degradation, and ...
Identification of mud crab species in coastal areas of Pangasinan
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
The study was conducted to identify the mud crab species (Scylla spp.) that thrive in 12 coastal municipalities and 2 cities in Pangasinan. Ten mud crab samples were taken from each of the sampling site and classified based ...
Growth, survival, proximate and fatty acid composition of sandworm Perinereis quatrefagesi (Grube, 1878) fed variable feed types
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
Sandworm Perinereis quatrefagesi has been used as feed for crustacean broodstock due to its reproductive-enhancing properties particularly protein and highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFAs). Juvenile sandworms collected ...
Evaluation of the bioremediation capacity of the polychaete, Marphysa mossambica (Peters, 1854) in pond sediments
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
Marphysa mossambica is commonly found in brackishwater ponds and is an important natural food for cultured stocks particularly mud crabs. To understand the burrowing activity of polychaete, survival and capacity to ...
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 ...