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Pond production of the mud crabs Scylla paramamosain (Estampador) and S. olivacea (Herbst) in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam, using two different supplementary diets
Authors:Stig M Christensen  Donald J Macintosh  & Nguyen T Phuong
Institution:Department of Economics &Natural Resources, The Royal Veterinary &Agricultural University, Denmark; Centre for Tropical Ecosystems Research, University of Aarhus, Denmark; College of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Cantho University, Vietnam
Abstract:The production performance of Scylla paramamosain and S. olivacea reared together in ponds and provided with different supplementary diets (crustaceans or trash fish) were evaluated with that of an unfed control group relying only on natural food available within the pond. Each treatment was conducted in triplicate. The aim was to evaluate two production strategies over a 130‐day grow‐out trial: (1) production to 200 g crab?1, which is the minimum preferred marketable size in the Lower Mekong Delta (LMD) and (2) production to 300 g crab?1, the size that fetches the highest market price. Growth production models were estimated which revealed that the rearing period required to produce crabs of 200 g was 102 days with supplementary feeding, compared with 120 days for the unfed control group. The rearing period needed to produce 300‐g‐sized crabs was estimated to be 144 days and 186 days for the supplementary fed and unfed groups respectively. The additional risk involved in rearing mud crabs to 300 g is not considered worthwhile, under similar culture conditions as observed in this trial, as a decrease in pond water quality and higher mortality rates were observed in the final month of culture needed to achieve this larger size.
Keywords:mud crab              Scylla            growth  production  mekong delta  Vietnam
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