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Effect of feed binder on water stability and digestibility of formulated feed for the mud crab Scylla serrata
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)The binding capacity of six natural and eight synthetic feed binders were tested in a basal diet formulated for the mud crab. Incorporation levels of natural binders ranged from 1 to 25% while those of synthetic binders ... -
Enhancing mud crab population through mangrove restoration
Lebata-Ramos, Ma. Junemie Hazel
; ; Sibonga, Rema ; ; ; (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
Mangroves are known as important nurseries for different species of fish and shellfish. In the Philippines, mud crabs Scylla spp. are among the most valuable crustaceans harvested from the mangroves and are considered a ... -
Evaluation of the bioremediation capacity of the polychaete, Marphysa mossambica (Peters, 1854) in pond sediments
Mandario, Mary Anne; ; (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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Handling, storage and transport conditions of mud crabs in trading centers
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)This study aims to improve the handling, storage and transport conditions of mud crabs. The usual practice of the crab growers in the Philippines is to bring the market size crabs to middlemen, brokers or operators of small ... -
High throughput RNA sequencing reveals temperature tolerance mechanisms in Scylla serrata
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)The effects of increasing temperature from global climate change threaten the sustainability and production of mud crabs from farms and wild populations in mangroves. Adaptation of mud crab populations to temperature stress ... -
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 ... -
Implication of mud crab culture technology transfer on rural coastal communities: The case in northern Samar, Philippines
; ; Quinitio, Emilia T. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
The socio-economic implications of technology transfer of mud crab culture on small-scale growers in Northern Samar and the mechanism of nursery technology transfer were investigated. The study covered four Peoples ... -
Induction of molting in hatchery-reared mud crab Scylla serrata juveniles through temperature manipulation or autotomy
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)The effects of water temperature and autotomy of chelipeds on growth, survival and molting of mud crab, Scylla serrata, juveniles were investigated under laboratory conditions in separate experiments. Hatchery-produced ... -
Initiatives on mud crab culture at the Palawan Aquaculture Corporation
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)Mud crab (Scylla spp) has long been a prime commodity in both local and global market and is regarded as one of the important high-value crustacean species produced in the Philippines. Decades ago, its culture basically ... -
Management strategies for grow-out culture of mud crab
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)There is an increasing interest in mud crab farming because of the growing demand for mud crab in domestic and international markets. Different methods for rearing crabs in ponds, pens and cages have evolved through several ... -
Mangrove structure and mud crab population in northern Samar
Quinitio, Emilia T.; ; ; Lebata-Ramos, Ma. Junemie Hazel (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
This study assessed the mangrove community structure, relative seasonal abundance of all size classes of crabs (catch per unit effort or CPUE) and percent composition of the catch in two collection grounds in Pambujan and ... -
Mangroves as mud crab habitats
Primavera, Jurgenne (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
The paper reports the use of mangroves by Scylla species both as wild and culture habitats. Based on published literature, natural mangrove crab populations are described in terms of population density, dispersal and ... -
Morphological deformities in mud crab Scylla serrata juveniles exposed to antibiotics during the larval stage
; Quinitio, Emilia T.; ; (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
The effects of antibiotics on the survival, growth and external deformities of mud crab Scylla serrata larvae and juveniles were determined. Zoeae were exposed to 0, 3, 6, 9, 12 mgL-1 oxytetracycline (OTC) and ... -
Mud crab fattening project of KAMAMANA in Del Carmen, Siargao Island
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)The Kaanib ng mga Mangingisda at Magsasaka ng Numancia Aqua-Agrikultura (KAMAMANA), established in Del Carmen, Siargao Island in 2011 is a People's Organization active in promoting the advocacy in 1) protecting the environment ... -
Mud crab marketing practices
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)Presented in the article is the mud crab (Scylla spp.) marketing practices in the province of Capiz. It is one of the major producers of mud crab in brackishwater ponds in the country. Hence, several trading centers or ... -
Mud crab production trials at the College of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Aklan State University, New Washington, Aklan
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)Two hatchery and nursery trials have been conducted at the College of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Aklan State University (ASU) for the Multi-species Hatchery and Fishfarm Project from August to September 2014 and April ... -
Mud crab Scylla serrata hatchery operation
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)The initial exposure of the Santos family in aquaculture was the culture of milkfish (Chanos chanos) and mud crab (Scylla serrata) in brackishwater pond in Quezon. The milkfish fry were obtained from our own milkfish ... -
Nursery and grow-out feeding management of mud crab farmers in the Philippines: Santeh experience
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)Mud crab (Scylla serrata) farming has been one of the means of livelihood of many Filipino farmers in coastal areas, specifically in Southern Luzon and Visayas. Nursery and grow-out operations in these areas vary in terms ...
