Manisseri, Mary K (1998) Crab and lobster culture. In: Kadalekum Kanivukal (Bounties of the Sea). CIFT, Cochin, pp. 71-75.
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In India, crabs are landed as by-catch during commercial fishing operations and used mainly for domestic consumption. However, mud crab has become a highly priced commodity at present. India began to export small quantities of live crab to the Southeast Asian countries in the late eighties. This resulted in a sudden demand for higher production of this commodity and diverted the attention from fishing to farming. As a result, the export of live crab soared from just 36 tonnes in 1987-88 to about 725 tonnes in 1993-94 and over 3000 tonnes in 1995-96. The mud crab, also known as green crab or mangrove crab coming under the genus Scylla, is widely used for aquaculture in India and the Indo-west Pacific region.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Crab; lobster culture |
| Subjects: | Aquaculture Crustacean Fisheries > Lobsters Crustacean Fisheries > Crabs |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division |
| Depositing User: | Mr. Arun Surendran |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Sep 2010 23:42 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2015 15:27 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/4460 |
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