Culture Techniques for Scylla Crabs

News source: Assessment Institute of Agricultural Technology (AIAT), Mataram, Indonesia, 2001-02-01

Edible Crabs for Domestic and Overseas Markets

Scylla crabs are a fisheries product with good prospects for future development, since they are consumed both domestically and also for export. As new market opportunities open up, we can expect an increase in the land potentially available as a Scylla habitat and knowledge of Scylla rearing. Morphologically and genetically, Scylla consists of three kinds: 1. Scylla serrata 2. Scylla tranquebarica 3. Scylla oceanica.

Cultivation Systems

There are three types of commercial scale cultivation: mass rearing, fattening, and egg production. This paper discusses all three rearing types.

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