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Blue swimming crab
Philippines FMA 8
Philippines FMA 8
Philippines
Bottom trawls
Profile updated on 10 January 2025
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Portunus pelagicus
SPECIES NAME(s)
Blue swimming crab, Flower crab
COMMON NAMES
Blue manna crab, sand crab, blue crab, horse crab.
The Blue swimming crab, Portunus pelagicus, is widely distributed throughout the Philippines, particularly in nearshore shelf areas. The stock structure for blue swimming crab in the Philippines is poorly understood. This profile is for the Blue swimming crab in the Philippines Fishery Management Area 8 (FMA - 8).
ANALYSIS
No related analysis
SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
NOT YET SCORED
Managers Compliance:
NOT YET SCORED
Fishers Compliance:
NOT YET SCORED
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