Stock status and spawning potential ratio of orange mud crab (<i>Scylla olivacea</i>, Herbst 1796) in the southwestern coastal waters of Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: Scylla olivacea (Orange mud crab) is a second commercial invertebrate species exported from Bangladesh. Though a significant portion of exports are supported by aquaculture, their farming ultimately depends on their wild stocks. Unfortunately, unregulated exploitation has led to a significant decline in the natural biomass of this species, raising concerns about the sustainability of crab production in Bangladesh. The study aimed to assess the stock status of S. olivacea (Orange mud crab) from the Southwestern coastal water of Bangladesh. One-year length frequency (width frequency-WF for crustacean fishery) data were collected and analyzed using the LBB (Length-based Bayesian Biomass) and LB-SPR (Length-based spawning potential ratio) methods. The assessed width parameter dep

SUBMITTER: Barman SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11620217 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature