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| Title | Development of improved mud crab culture systems in the Philippines and Australia
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| Assigning Organisation | Australian Cent. Int. Agric. Res. |
| Project Reference Number | 1992/017 |
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| Location | PHILIPPINES; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA; ASIA; |
| Start Date | 01 January 1992 |
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| Funding Organisation | Australian Cent. Int. Agric. Res. |
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| Executing Agency | Queensland Department of Primary Industries |
| Other Participating Organisations |  Dep. Primary Ind. Fish. (Australia Northern Territory), Univ. Philippines in the Visayas, Southeast Asian Fish. Dev. Cent. (SEAFDEC) Aquaculture Dep. (Philippines) |
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| Keywords | MUD CRAB CULTURE; POND CULTURE |
| Project Summary | Mud crabs of the genus Scylla are associated with mangroves throughout the Indo-Pacific region. There is rising demand for them as food and consequent interest in culturing them, using the existing fishpond infrastructure present in some Asian countries. This project will seek ways of improving culture systems to promote greater pond productivity. Scientists will develop techniques that promote consistent spawning and hatching of good quality larvae, adapting principles developed in Australia to suit conditions in the Philippines. They will also attempt to increase the survival of larvae to crab stage through development of improved feeding regimes and water management systems. The study will also undertake crab feeding and behavioural studies to determine optimal stocking density of ponds. |
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