Identifying peak breeding season and estimating size at first maturity of mud crab (Scylla olivacea) from a coastal region of Bangladesh
Muhammad Yousuf Ali, Md-Billal Hossain, Sattyajit Sana, Muhammad Abdur Rouf, Sajeda Yasmin, Md. Golam Sarower
Abstract
) was estimated as 95.5 mm CW which lied at size class 91-100 mm (CW). The findings from the study will assist in fixing up the banning time and thus protecting the mother crabs; and will assist in formulating police to conserve and protect juvenile crabs in the sense that the minimum legal capture size of crabs will allow the adults to mate and spawn at least once before their capture.
Topics & Concepts
FisherySeasonal breederBiologyAgricultureEcologyCrustacean biology and ecologyFish biology, ecology, and behaviorMarine and fisheries research