Crab Bank
Abstract
The paper provides information on the Crab Bank project at Pathew District, Chumphon Province, Thailand. In the Crab Bank, the fishermen deposit mature blue swimming crabs with eggs in the cage of the crab bank. The crabs were then allowed to spawn in cages, after which they are sold to the local market. The main objective of the project was to protect gravid crabs and encourage community awareness in resource conservation to maintain sizes and improve the quality of caught crabs.
Citation
Suppanirun, T. (2007). Crab bank. In Proceedings of the Regional Seminar on Integrated Coastal Resources Management in Southeast Asia: Lessons Learned Through Integrated Coastal Resources Management in Pathew District, Chumphon Province (ICRM-PD), 10-12 July 2007 at Chumphon Marine Fisheries Research and Development Center, Chumphon Province, Thailand (pp. 121-125). Samutprakarn, Thailand: Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center.
Subject
Coastal zone management; Ecosystem management; Integrated coastal zone management; Resource management; Resource surveys; Fishery management; Environment management; Resource conservation; Crab fisheries; Participatory approach; User participation; Seeds; Sociological aspects; Brackishwater; Marine; Thailand