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Crab and lobster culture
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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/4460/
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Crab and lobster culture
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| Creator |
Manisseri, Mary K
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| Subject |
Aquaculture
Lobsters Crabs |
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| Description |
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. |
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CIFT
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Ravindran, K
Srinath, Krishna Kunjipalu, K K Sasikumar, V |
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| Date |
1998
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Book Section
PeerReviewed |
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application/pdf
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| Language |
en
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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/4460/1/17.Mar.pdf
Manisseri, Mary K (1998) Crab and lobster culture. In: Kadalekum Kanivukal (Bounties of the Sea). CIFT, Cochin, pp. 71-75. |
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