MEBIN- Title
- Aspects of fishery and species composition of edible crabs in the Jaffna lagoon
- Abstract
The Jaffna lagoon is a shallow water body in Northern Sri Lanka. The main season for crab fishery in the lagoon is from June to December. Over 70 % of crabs caught are by Parik Koodu, which is a baited trap. Neptunus pellagicus, Charybdis annulata and Scylla serrata are the three species of edible crabs in the lagoon. Of these Neptunus pellagicus I the dominant species with an average composition of 79.5% of the catch in 1991 and 60.00 % in 1992. Charybdis annulata comprised 18.6% and...
- Publication Date
- July 31, 2017, 11:52 p.m.
- Keywords
- Crabs , Non Fin Fish , Scylla serrata , Resource Survey , Portunus pelagicus , Charybdis annulata
- Category
- Resources Survey
- environmental resources, protection and conservation. Examples: environmental pollution, waste storage and treatment, environmental impact assessment, monitoring environmental risk, nature reserves, landscape
- Regions
- C3
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
Chitravadivelu, K. (1994). Aspects of fishery and species composition of edible crabs in the Jaffna lagoon. J.Natn. Sci. Coun. Sri Lanka, 21(1), 43 - 55.
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