PROJECT NUMBER
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1986-009
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
Development of intensive pond farming techniques for the mud crab, Scylla serrata (Forskal), in northern Australia
A large demand for crab meat on both Australian and S.E. Asian markets has provided incentive for the development of a mud crab Scylla serrata farming industry in tropical Australia. Cannibalism of newly-moulted, softshelled crabs however constitutes a major constraint to profitable pond...
ORGANISATION:
Sea Hatcheries Ltd