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By Henrylito D. Tacio Crabs live in all the world’s oceans, in freshwater, and on land. These crustaceans are generally covered with a thick exoskeleton composed primarily of highly mineralized chitin and have a single pair of pincers. They walk and swim sideways. Crabs, which vary in size and...

By OLIVER SAMSON When the crab spreads out and raises its claws, it's possibly getting starved, said Jenard Carlos, who fattens crabs indoors. When it demonstrates a calm bearing with both chelipeds tightly folded against its body, its gut is likely still full, he adds. Carlos, 32, taught himself...

The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has asked for the technical support of the Southeast Asia Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in turning Zamboanga Sibugay into a production hub for king crabs and oysters. MinDA Chair Emmanuel Piñol said he has recently discussed the aquaculture and...

Commercial mucopolysaccharides B-glucan and mannan oligosaccharide or MOS may soon be replaced as crustacean feed additives as the country’s researchers are looking into the possibility of replacing them with crustacean feeds with banana peels (Musa acuminata), water hyacinth leaves (Eichhornia...