The interest in mangrove crab culture in the country remains high due to its demand both in the local and international market. This has led to the increase in research efforts to increase production. Several of these were funded by the PCAARRD-DOST under the National Mud Crab Science and Technology Program from 2013-2018. In the last decade, there was a significant increase in crab production through aquaculture from 11,618 tons valued at P2.9 billion in 2008 to 18,098 tons valued at P7.3 billion in 2017 in the Philippines (PSA Countrystat 2018), and part of this may have been due to the application of these research results. There is still a need to disseminate refinements made possible by the outcome of these studies to further improve yield. In addition, aquaculturists, hatchery and pond operators, and other stakeholders are facing problems in their crab business during the pandemic. In this regard, the Integrated Services for the Development of Aquaculture and Fisheries (ISDA) Inc. proposes a series of webinars on the updates on mangrove crab culture to make these information easily accessible to the stakeholders. Most of these technologies were outputs from the PCAARRD-funded projects from 2013 to 2018. This will significantly contribute to an improved management on crab production as well as help prevent the overexploitation of natural resources that are already under critical pressure.
The webinar will be conducted in collaboration with.ISDA, Inc., a non-profit corporation composed mostly of former senior scientists / scientists from the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center in Tigbauan, Iloilo. Most of the members have been involved in various PCAARRD-funded projects. The ISDA members will be the resource speakers who will share their expertise on aquaculture technologies in this webinar.
The interest in mangrove crab culture in the country remains high due to its demand both in the local and international market. This has led to the increase in research efforts to increase production. Several of these were funded by the PCAARRD-DOST under the National Mud Crab Science and Technology Program from 2013-2018. In the last decade, there was a significant increase in crab production through aquaculture from 11,618 tons valued at P2.9 billion in 2008 to 18,098 tons valued at P7.3 billion in 2017 in the Philippines (PSA Countrystat 2018), and part of this may have been due to the application of these research results. There is still a need to disseminate refinements made possible by the outcome of these studies to further improve yield. In addition, aquaculturists, hatchery and pond operators, and other stakeholders are facing problems in their crab business during the pandemic. In this regard, the Integrated Services for the Development of Aquaculture and Fisheries (ISDA) Inc. proposes a series of webinars on the updates on mangrove crab culture to make these information easily accessible to the stakeholders. Most of these technologies were outputs from the PCAARRD-funded projects from 2013 to 2018. This will significantly contribute to an improved management on crab production as well as help prevent the overexploitation of natural resources that are already under critical pressure.
