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The Philippines Recommends for Mangrove Crab

 
 

Contents

  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgment
  • The Mangrove Crab Technical Committee
  • Glossary of Terms
  • List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Introduction
  • Commodity Profile
  • Biology of Mangrove Crab
    • Parts of a Crab
    • Identification of Crab Species
    • Life Cycle
      • Food and Feeding
      • Molting
      • Mating
      • Spawining
      • Embryonic and Larval Development
  • Hatchery Operation
    • Site Selection
    • Layout of Hatchery
      • Tanks
      • Tank Preparation
      • Water Disinfection
    • Culture of Natural Food
      • Culture of Marine Algae (Nanochlorum or Nannochloropsis)
      • Culture of Rotifers (Brachionus)
      • Hatching and Culture of Brine Shrimp (Artemia)
    • Management of Broodstock
      • Selection and Transport
      • Acclimation and Disinfection
      • Feeding
      • Water Management
      • Spawning
    • Larval Rearing
      • Stocking of Zoeae
      • Feeding Management
      • Water Management
      • Transfer of Megalopae or Crab Instar
      • Health Management
    • Cost and Return Analysis
  • Culture of Crablets
    • Site Selection
    • Pond Layout and Construction
    • Pond Preparation
    • Nursery Phase
      • Facilities
      • Stocking and Monitoring
      • Feeding Management
      • Water Management and Harvesting
    • Cost and Return Analysis
  • Grow-out Phase
    • Pond
      • Stocking
      • Feeding Management
      • Water Management
      • Monitoring and Sampling
      • Harvesting
    • Pens
      • Construction of Pen
      • Stocking
      • Feeding and Water Management
      • Monitoring and Sampling
      • Predators
      • Harvesting
    • Cages
      • Construction of Cages
      • Stocking
      • Feeding Management
      • Monitoring and Maintenance
      • Harvesting
    • Health Management
    • Cost and Return Analysis
  • Soft-Shell Crab Production
    • Site
    • Setup
    • Crab Boxes in Pond
    • Roofed Bridge and Floating Platforms
    • Culture of Mangrove Crabs
      • Source
      • Stocking of Crabs
      • Feeding and Water Management
    • Cost and Return Analysis
    • Market Outlet
    • Philippine National Standards
  • Postharvest and Transport
    • Postharvest
      • Postharvest Quality of Crabs
      • Packing
      • Transport
      • Holding Facilities
      • Hygiene and Sanitation Practices
    • Marketing
      • Market Forms
      • Market Outlet and Supply Chain
      • Export Market Access Requirements
      • Philippine National Standards
  • Genetics
    • Genetic Marker Associated Technologies for Improved
    • Mangrove Crab Breeding and Farming
      • Morphometric and Genetic Approaches in Mangrove Crab Species/Stock Identification
      • Genetic Considerations in the Development and Management of Mangrove Crab Broodstock
      • Mapping Ideal Sites and Identifying Heat Stress Resilient Stocks
      • Determining Optimal Temperature-salinity Conditions for Mangrove Crab Farming
  • References
  • Annex A. Mangrove crab holding facilities registered under BFAR-NCR in 2018
  • Annex B. Philippine exporters of mangrove crabs; BFAR, July 2018

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