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    • Nursery and grow-out feeding management of mud crab farmers in the Philippines: Santeh experience 

      Gabiota, Julius Remar A. (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 ...
    • Nursery culture of mud crab Scylla serrata fed diets supplemented with trytophan at two stocking densities 

      Alava, Veronica R.; Lucero, Marjorie Aijee; Sumile, Jony D.; Parado-Estepa, Fe D. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
      Cannibalism has been recognized as one of the major problems in crab culture. The use of dietary tryptophan (TRP) that has been reported to reduce cannibalism in crabs under laboratory conditions was verified in pond nursery ...
    • Nursery culture of mud crab Scylla serrata using different feeding rates 

      Alava, Veronica R.; Sumile, Jony D.; Parado-Estepa, Fe D. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
      The effect of different feeding rates on the production and profitability of Phases 1 and 2 (3-week each) nursery culture of hatchery-produced crab Scylla serrata was determined. Minced mussel meat and formulated diet (at ...
    • Nursery culture of mud crab, Scylla serrata, using different ratios of natural food to formulated feed 

      Alava, Veronica R.; Sumile, Jony D.; Parado-Estepa, Fe D. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
      The effect of feeding different ratios of natural food to formulated feed on the production and profitability of Phases 1 and 2 of nursery culture (3 weeks per phase) of hatchery-produced crab Scylla serrata was investigated. ...
    • Overview of the mud crab industry in the Philippines 

      Quinitio, Emilia T. ORCID (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
      Mud crab farming has long been established in the Philippines and the country is the second top producer in the world. Except for Scylla paramamosain, the three other species, S. serrata, S. tranquebarica and S. olivacea ...
    • Philippine National Standard for Live Mud Crabs: establishing food safety and quality requirements 

      Matubang, Mark F.; Palomares, Teresita S.; Peralta, Jose P.; Quinitio, Emilia T. ORCID; Ragaza, Rosario J.; Alejo, Julieta V.; Regazpi, Prescilla B.; Romero, Cherry E.; Montoya, Haydee Ann; Trinidad, Jaypee G.; Roscom, Karen Kristine A. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
      The Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (BAFS) of the Department of Agriculture (DA), in collaboration with the relevant government and research agencies, academe and industry organization, is currently developing ...
    • Philippines: In the forefront of the mud crab industry: Proceedings of the 1st National Mud Crab Congress 

      Quinitio, Emilia T.; Parado-Estepa, Fe Dolores; Coloso, Relicardo M. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
    • Pilot scale production of pellets suitable for mud crab Scylla serrata 

      Coloso, Relicardo M.; Catacutan, Mae R.; Peralta, Jose P.; Genodepa, Jerome G.; Duno, Khrsha; Gardoce, Rosthon (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
      Studies were conducted towards the pilot scale production of stable and nutritionally adequate pellets suitable for mud crab Scylla serrata to help in efforts to increase mud crab production in the Philippines. Preliminary ...
    • Polyculture of mud crab in Region 3 

      Bonifacio, Maurino (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
      The polyculture of mud crab with one to three other species (milkfish (Chanos chanos), tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) and shrimp or sugpo (Penaeus monodon)) is a common practice in Region 3. Pond preparation is given importance ...
    • Population structure of Scylla serrata from microsatellite and mtDNA markers 

      Vince Cruz, Chona Camille E.; Ablan-Lagman, Ma. Carmen (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
      Determination of the population structure and connectivity of natural populations of Scylla serrata are useful tools for decision making related to conservation and management efforts of this species. They provide important ...
    • Private sectors perspectives: Problems and constraints of the mud crab grow-out industry 

      Hocson, Herbert Renan (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
      Mud crab aquaculture industry in the province of Capiz received much attention after production constraints due to diseases were encountered by the prawn industry. Fishpond operators sought for an alternative high value ...
    • Recent developments and enhancing transfer of the nursery technology for the mud crab Scylla serrata 

      Parado-Estepa, Fe D.; Alava, Veronica; Garibay, Esteban; Bejemino, Churchill; Sumile, Jony; Silvestre, Jenalyn; Quinitio, Emilia T. ORCID (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
      The development of hatchery techniques for seed production of mud crab is expected to address the present problem on the depletion of wild seedstock supply for stocking in grow-out ponds. The nursery serves as the link ...
    • Strategies to reduce disease incidence in mud crab culture 

      Amar, Edgar C. ORCID; Somera, Mechil D.; Madero, Sherlyn B.; Tendencia, Eleonor ORCID; Faisan, Joseph P., Jr. ORCID (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
      Mud crab hatchery suffers from low survival due to susceptibility to bacterial infection in the early larval stages among many causes. Despite food safety issues, antibiotics continue to be used in the absence of effective ...
    • Trading of juvenile crabs and grow-out culture in Capiz 

      Panaguiton, Graciano Jalemar (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
      The article presents the trade of juvenile crabs in the Province of Capiz, Philippines. Moreover grow-out culture was also presented. Likewise, common problems encountered in the trade, and culture of the crabs was discussed.
    • Unified provincial fisheries law enforcement of ordinance of Camarines Norte focusing on mud crab 

      Estanislao, Edgar A. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
      Due to overfishing and widespread coastal habitat degradation, the Province of Camarines Norte passed a provincial fisheries law enforcement known as the Unified Provincial Fisheries Law Enforcement Ordinance of Camarines ...
    • Updates on the larviculture of mud crab at SEAFDEC/AQD 

      Quinitio, Emilia T. ORCID; Huervana, Joana Joy D. C.; Virgula, Juliette C.; Parado-Estepa, Fe D. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
      Although the mud crab (Scylla serrata) hatchery technology has been developed, issues such as high cost of production due to the need for additional facilities and labor for natural food culture, inconsistent survival rate ...