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P4KSI and APRI study on biology and harvest strategy of blue swimming crab

by adminapri March 1, 2015 0 comments

Pusat Penelitian Pengelolaan Perikanan dan Konservasi Sumberdaya Ikan (P4KSI) Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries has completed their study on biology and harvest strategy of blue swimming crab fisheries in Java Sea. The research collaboration between APRI and P4KSI was conducted from January – December 2014 at 6 sampling sites in Java Sea, including Jakarta, Cirebon, Demak, Rembang, Sumenep dan Sampit, by collecting 400 samples per month. The size (carapace width), weight, sex and gonad of Blue Swimming Crab (BSC), and Gonad stage female immature, Mature and berried (enumerator) as well, were recorded during study. The results of this study was presented at the APRI’s
Seminar and Workshop for BSC Fishery in Indonesia on 25 February 2015.

The study was conducted due to high demand of BSC commodities tend to exploited intensively, population decline was indcated by decline of crab production and sizes of crab especially in Java Sea, many fishing gears that is not environmental friendly to utilize the BSC, and data on catch effort and biology of BSC is scarce.