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CMFRI Marine Fisheries Policy Series No.15; Fishery Management Plan for Palk Bay Blue Swimming Crab

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Title CMFRI Marine Fisheries Policy Series No.15; Fishery Management Plan for Palk Bay Blue Swimming Crab
 
Creator Josileen, Jose
Padua, Shelton
Sasikumar, Geetha
Varghese, Eldho
Mohamed, K S
 
Subject CMFRI Marine Fisheries Policy Series
Policy
Crabs
Marine Fisheries
 
Description Crabs are widely distributed in Indian seas and form minor fishery at various
regions along the east and west coasts. Crabs contribute a share of 11.1 % in total
crustacean landings, with an approximate production of 53476 tonnes in 2017.
Three portunid crabs, Portunus pelagicus, Portunus sanguinolentus and Charybdis
feriatus form the majority of the regular crab landings in India.
The demand for Portunus pelagicus, commonly known as Blue Swimming Crab
(BSC) is consistently increasing ever since its export started in the beginning of the
century. The State of Tamil Nadu is leading in marine crab landings particularly for
the blue swimming crab production in India. The major landing centres for BSC are
located in the Palk Bay (PB) and Gulf of Mannar (GoM) areas of Ramanathapuram,
Pudukkottai and Thanjavur districts of the state. BSC products form the most
important internationally traded commodity from the region and contribute
significantly to the livelihood of crab merchants and crab fishers of the area. The
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute has been monitoring the BSC fishery
and studying the biology the species along with other marine resources. During
the last decade of the 20th century more focused and in-depth studies have been
conducted on Portunus pelagicus and established the fact that apart from its
fisheries importance, BSC is also a suitable candidate species for farming.
This document gives insights on BSC fishing zones, major fishing craft and gears, area
wise and centre wise production details, trade, processing industry and export markets.
Furthermore, it elucidates the complete life cycle of the species including its growth and
reproductive biology as these form essential and integral inputs while formulating the
management decisions. As BSC is a highly valuable commodity it necessitates urgent
attention to its responsible exploitation and action plan for the judicious management
of the resource to accomplish BSC as a sustained fishery. Conclusions have drawn
based on the facts and evidences, acquired from exhaustive field and laboratory studies
and guidance on a Fishery Management Plan for Palk Bay BSC fishery are presented.
 
Publisher ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2019
 
Type Book
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier https://eprints.cmfri.org.in/13991/1/CMFRI_2019_Palk%20Bay%20Blue%20Swimmer%20Crab_FMP.pdf
Josileen, Jose and Padua, Shelton and Sasikumar, Geetha and Varghese, Eldho and Mohamed, K S (2019) CMFRI Marine Fisheries Policy Series No.15; Fishery Management Plan for Palk Bay Blue Swimming Crab. ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi.