To produce food through aquaculture without sacrificing the environment is an apt description for the culture or fattening of mudcrab in mangrove areas. The use of net enclosures in mangroves or tidal zones offers a better alternative to pond culture. It also promotes a better image for brackishwater aquaculture that had been linked to the historical clear-cutting of mangroves to make way to ponds.
For fattening, the technology involves the construct of small cages with individual cells which are then stocked with lean crabs, weighing at least 100 g (if female native crabs) or 300 g (if female giant crab). Males weighing 200 g (if native) or 350 g (giant crab) may also be stocked individually in the cage cells. Fattening can take 15-30 days.
Download eBook with illustrations here
For more information, contact:
SEAFDEC Aquaculture Dept. Manila
Room 102, G/F Philippine Social Science Center
Commonwealth Ave. cor. Central Ave. Diliman, Quezon City
Web: www.seafdec.org.ph
SEAFDEC Aquaculture Dept. Iloilo
Tigbauan 5021, Iloilo
Trunkline: (033) 3155-665, (033) 511-9170 to 71
Telefax: (63-33) 5119174
photo from blog.nus.edu.sg
I will be harvesting around 1,000 giant(king)crab before new year (aroudn 400) and before chinese naw year (around 600) at my pond located in caraga, mindanao. Open for Manila, Cebu and Davao buyers wwho will have a better offer/price. Contact me lext_pd@yahoo.com or 09395931328.
i want tp learn how to culture a crab for future
our locality in lanao have a very good production of milkfisk,prawn and crabs,we need a contact of buyers,can u help poh?????
Devorah,
Hello, Can u SMS me at 09394020408? I would like to inquire if you sell thin crabs? etc…
Thanks,
Jason
got a place in davao oriental na almost 7hectars na mangroove area…i already started the mud crab farming…pero 45×45 meters pa lang…na may almost 1500 na crabs ang nasa pond..ahm any suggestion wth this?got a pix in my facebook accnt (king crab folder)…kindly check the pix and im very open for suggestion kung ano man ang dapat e-improve sa place…tnx
We have the area ready for mudcrab culture or fattening but we are not sure which technology to use. Our planned area was located at our magroove area in one of our coastal brgy. here in Panabo City.
Sir,
ask ko lan6 po if meron po ban6 international buyer kasi na6 business na po ako tun6kol
dito but not lucky kasi niloloko lan6 kmi nun6 buyer sa pinas i know pano 6win 2 pro d problem is d buyer,sana po matulun6an nyo ako..
Maramin6 salamat po..
@Telesforo, pwede kayong mag-request ng marketing assistance sa DTI. details here:
http://www.dti.gov.ph/dti/index.php?p=524
http://afmis.da.gov.ph/
pano po maka avail ng training?
willing po kami na mag engage sa crab culture.
sa alaminos city po ito.