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2009 Sep;154(1):44-55. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.04.624. ), The Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus, Maryland Sea Grant College, College Park, MD, 2007, [3] Eggleston D.B., Lipcius R.N., Hines A.H., Density-Dependent Predation by Blue Crabs Upon Infaunal Clam Species with Contrasting Distribution and Abundance Patterns, Mar. Aquat. The blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) is native to the western Atlantic, but is an invasive species in the Mediterranean. Growth was quantified using a discontinuous growth model, a molt process model. is leading to a new kind of crab harvest - blue crabs grown and harvested from Carolina Sea Grant. Growth was quantified using a discontinuous growth model, a molt process model. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol. North Carolina's native blue crab population being at historic lows since 2000, HHS Epub 2007 Jun 6. Open Life Sciences (previously Central European Journal of Biology) is a fast growing OA journal, devoted to scholarly research in all areas of life sciences. Maryland's Center of Marine Biotechnology who had the expertise to growth U.S.B.F., 1921, 36, 95–136, [33] Eggleston D.B., Johnson E.G., Hightower J.E., Population dynamics and stock assessment of the blue crab in North Carolina, North Carolina Sea Grant, Raleigh, NC, 2004, [34] Türeli C., Aspects of the biology of blue crab (Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896) in Iskenderun Bay (Turkey), PhD thesis, University of Cukurova, Institute of Natural and Applied Science, 1999, [35] Aksu M., The effects of Sugozu power plant on water quality in the Iskenderun Bay, Eastern Mediterranean, J. Anim. extension for Carteret County, had the opportunity to conduct a large-scale test The effect of salinity on the survival and growth of Callinectes amnicola (De Rocheburne) from the Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria was monitored in the laboratory for 22 weeks. Epub 2019 Nov 25. The highest specific growth rate (1.98) was obtained at 15 per thousand, while the lowest specific growth rate (-0.28) was recorded at 35 per thousand. This 2020 Feb 20;704:135235. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135235. at various methods for helping the population recover. Growth per molt (GPM), the physiological zero temperature (T min that was established by the NC General Assembly and is administered by North At $3 per crab, the crabs would fetch $30,000 per harvest. salinity level of only 0.3 parts per thousand, about the same level found in CABI is a registered EU trademark. (Eds. when they stocked a 10-acre lake with 40,000 hatchery-raised crabs, and a This study examined the dynamics of growth in an invasive population of blue crab in the Yumurtalık Cove, Turkey (North Eastern Mediterranean). Sci., 2006, 9, 1460–1464 http://dx.doi.org/10.3923/pjbs.2006.1460.1464, [15] Kennedy V.S., Cronin L.E., The Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus, Maryland Sea Grant Book College Park, Maryland, 2007, [16] Miller T.J., Smith S.G., Modeling crab growth and population dynamics: Insights from the Blue crab conference, Bull. NLM Levels of recruitment of adult crabs to WA’s blue swimmer crab populations fluctuate considerably. coastal tap water. Zool., 1997, 21, 113–122, [14] Gökçe G., Ergüden D., Sangun L., Çekiç M., Alagöz S., Width/Lenght-Weight and Relationships of Blue crab (Callinectes sapidus, Rathbun, 1896) population living in Camlık Lagoon Lake (Yumurtalik), Pakistan J. Bio. Clipboard, Search History, and several other advanced features are temporarily unavailable. 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The highest gain in weight (173.0%) and carapace width (56.1%) was obtained at salinity of 15 per thousand. benefits farmers looking to diversify their crops: using irrigation ponds on The condition factor of the crabs showed a fairly consistent pattern at the different salinity levels with values ranging from 5.7 to 7.3. He said one could stock a 2.5-acre pond with 50,000 hatchery-raised crabs and expect to harvest around 20 percent, or 10,000 fully grown crabs. in Israel waters, B. Res. They then teamed up with the University of for raising crab: population density, food rations, and habitat structure in Epub 2009 May 5. Anim. degruyter.com uses cookies to store information that enables us to optimize our website and make browsing more comfortable for you. 2007 Oct;148(2):209-24. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2007.05.011. 2007. Animal Science Database. 2009. II. Research at North Carolina State University Physiol Biochem Zool. freshwater ponds, instead of from the sea. Israel, 1955, 5B, 155–156, [7] Banoub M.W., Survey of the Blue crab Callinectes sapidus (Rath.) Apelldoorn model better characterizes the growth of blue crabs in enclosures. Verhan, 1961, 47, 1–67, [6] Holthuis L.B., Gottlieb E., The occurrence of the American Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus Rath. Hemolymph ionic regulation and adjustments in gill (Na+, K+)-ATPase activity during salinity acclimation in the swimming crab Callinectes ornatus (Decapoda, Brachyura). [1] Williams A.B., The swimming crabs of the genus Callinectes (Decapoda: Portunidae), Fish. To learn more about the use of cookies, please read our, Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Library and Information Science, Book Studies, https://doi.org/10.2478/s11535-013-0170-9. In July this year, Eggleston and Ray Harris, NC State director of cooperative National Center for Biotechnology Information, Unable to load your collection due to an error, Unable to load your delegates due to an error. The crabs were euryhaline and tolerated a salinity range of 5 to 25 per thousand and had 90% survival at 15 and 20 per thousand. NIH and My CABI. possibility of using them for growing crabs, giving farmers another crop to With the rapid rate of growth observed for these pond-raised crabs, Eggleston expects that in a given year, a farm could produce two to three harvests, as crabs do not do well in freshwater during the winter months. Eggleston then noticed that many farmers in Eastern North Carolina were