Affiliation: | (1) Department of Oceanography, State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, 361005 Fujian, P.R. China;(2) School of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, James Cook University, 4811 Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
Abstract: | This is an initial paper in a series of overviews of biological research and aquaculture development of the mud crab, Scylla serrata, in China. Results of experimental ecological studies on mud crabs are reported here. As a result of these experimental studies, results that are important for mud crab culture were also discovered and these include, methods to condition and manage broodstock, determination of ecological conditions that are suitable for embryonic development, and the influence of temperature, salinity, diet and larval density on development and survival of larvae. Results of this work will be useful in establishing a good method for artificial mass culture of larvae. |