Induce mating and stimulation of ovarian maturation in the blue swimming crab, portunus pelagicus (linnaeus, 1758)

Abstract

Development of berried females production technique in captivity of the blue swimming crab, P. pelagicus using mating and maturation techniques were studied. Since mating and reproduction are both linked with each other, suitable ways of inducing mating and maturation process needs to be implemented. Two techniques were applied by using limb autotomy to induce mating and eyestalk ablation (ESA) to stimulate the ovarian maturation in blue swimming crab, P. pelagicus.