SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Portunus pelagicus
SPECIES NAME(s)
Blue swimming crab, Flower crab
Most of the information in this profile relates to the fishery in Kien Giang province, close to the border with Cambodia, as available information focuses on this area. No studies of the stock structure of the species in the region could be located and no regional assessment is conducted. Please refer to sections under the Kien Giang Management Unit to find the most detailed information.
This blue swimming crab fishery in Kien Giang province occurs south of the Mekong Delta, close to the border with Cambodia. A Fishery Improvement Project is underway for this fishery unit; delineation of the stock unit likely extends beyond the bounds of the fishery, but the structure is not clearly understood.
Management Quality:
≥ 6
≥ 6
< 6