MEBIN- Title
- Mud Crab (Scylla serrata) population changes in Koggala Lagoon, Sri Lanka sin...
- Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the present status of the Mud Crab (Scylla serrata Forskal) population in Koggala Lagoon, including details on size at maturity, sex ratio and carapace width - body weight relationship. This Crab is the most common edible Crab species found in the lagoon, comprising 93.10% of total catch from crab pots and 89.86% of total catch from crab nets. Sex ratios (male:female) were 1:0.86 and 1:0.82 in crab pots and nets, respectively. Female crabs of various s...
- Publication Date
- Aug. 1, 2017, 12:52 a.m.
- Keywords
- Crabs , Scylla serrata , Non Fin Fish , Resource Survey
- 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
- JS 1
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
Amarasekara, G. P., Priyadarshana , T. , Manatunge, J., Tanaka, N. and Gunaratne, G. L.(2016). Mud Crab (Scylla serrata) population changes in Koggala Lag...
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