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