For centuries, Portunid (swimming) crabs have constituted an important secondary crop in the traditional intertidal fishponds of Asia. The most commonly cultivated crab is Scylla serrata, which is distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific from eastern South Africa to Hawaii and from northern...
Lipids and in particular polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are important for a number of physiological functions in animals. PUFA are also major components of cellular membranes. Many marine animals cannot synthesise "essential" PUFA de novo and therefore serious deficiency signs such...