Fecundity Of Blue Swimming Crab, Portunus Pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 From Sematan Fishing District, Sarawak Coastal Water Of South China Sea

A total of 57 pieces of ovigerous females were sampled through the study period of 14 months from the commercial catches that were made at the Sematan Fishing District, Sarawak coastal water. These ovigerous females were used to determine the crab fecundity through mean number of egg per crab. The p...

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Main Authors: Ikhwanuddin, Abdullah @ Polity, Juariah Hafsya, Muhamad, Shabdin, Mohd Long, Abol-Munafi, Ambok Bolong
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author Ikhwanuddin, Abdullah @ Polity
Juariah Hafsya, Muhamad
Shabdin, Mohd Long
Abol-Munafi, Ambok Bolong
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Juariah Hafsya, Muhamad
Shabdin, Mohd Long
Abol-Munafi, Ambok Bolong
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description A total of 57 pieces of ovigerous females were sampled through the study period of 14 months from the commercial catches that were made at the Sematan Fishing District, Sarawak coastal water. These ovigerous females were used to determine the crab fecundity through mean number of egg per crab. The present study shows that the mean number of egg is 2,132,924 with mean egg size (volume) 9.3×10-6 ml and mean egg size (diameter) 383.6 μm measured using volumetric sub sampling. Fecundity was significantly related to crab size with larger crabs producing a greater number of eggs through linear regression of the fecundity – carapace width relationship. The fecundity-carapace width relationship for P. pelagicus was estimated as follows; y = 106804x + 375319 (R2=0.0229; n=57). The study shows that the egg size is significantly larger (P < 0.05) as the eggs nearly about to hatch which is black in colour.
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spelling unimas-128682016-08-09T20:28:09Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12868/ Fecundity Of Blue Swimming Crab, Portunus Pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 From Sematan Fishing District, Sarawak Coastal Water Of South China Sea Ikhwanuddin, Abdullah @ Polity Juariah Hafsya, Muhamad Shabdin, Mohd Long Abol-Munafi, Ambok Bolong SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling A total of 57 pieces of ovigerous females were sampled through the study period of 14 months from the commercial catches that were made at the Sematan Fishing District, Sarawak coastal water. These ovigerous females were used to determine the crab fecundity through mean number of egg per crab. The present study shows that the mean number of egg is 2,132,924 with mean egg size (volume) 9.3×10-6 ml and mean egg size (diameter) 383.6 μm measured using volumetric sub sampling. Fecundity was significantly related to crab size with larger crabs producing a greater number of eggs through linear regression of the fecundity – carapace width relationship. The fecundity-carapace width relationship for P. pelagicus was estimated as follows; y = 106804x + 375319 (R2=0.0229; n=57). The study shows that the egg size is significantly larger (P < 0.05) as the eggs nearly about to hatch which is black in colour. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2011 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12868/1/FECUNDITY%20OF%20BLUE%20SWIMMING%20CRAB%2C%20Portunus%20pelagicus%20LINNAEUS%2C%201758%20FROM%20SEMATAN%20FISHING%20DISTRICT%2C%20SARAWAK%20COASTAL%20WATER%20OF%20SOUTH%20CHINA%20SEA%20%28abstract%29.pdf Ikhwanuddin, Abdullah @ Polity and Juariah Hafsya, Muhamad and Shabdin, Mohd Long and Abol-Munafi, Ambok Bolong (2011) Fecundity Of Blue Swimming Crab, Portunus Pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 From Sematan Fishing District, Sarawak Coastal Water Of South China Sea. Borneo Journal of Resource Science and Technology, 1 (1). pp. 46-51. ISSN 229-9769 http://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/BJRST/article/view/262
spellingShingle SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
Ikhwanuddin, Abdullah @ Polity
Juariah Hafsya, Muhamad
Shabdin, Mohd Long
Abol-Munafi, Ambok Bolong
Fecundity Of Blue Swimming Crab, Portunus Pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 From Sematan Fishing District, Sarawak Coastal Water Of South China Sea
title Fecundity Of Blue Swimming Crab, Portunus Pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 From Sematan Fishing District, Sarawak Coastal Water Of South China Sea
title_full Fecundity Of Blue Swimming Crab, Portunus Pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 From Sematan Fishing District, Sarawak Coastal Water Of South China Sea
title_fullStr Fecundity Of Blue Swimming Crab, Portunus Pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 From Sematan Fishing District, Sarawak Coastal Water Of South China Sea
title_full_unstemmed Fecundity Of Blue Swimming Crab, Portunus Pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 From Sematan Fishing District, Sarawak Coastal Water Of South China Sea
title_short Fecundity Of Blue Swimming Crab, Portunus Pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 From Sematan Fishing District, Sarawak Coastal Water Of South China Sea
title_sort fecundity of blue swimming crab, portunus pelagicus linnaeus, 1758 from sematan fishing district, sarawak coastal water of south china sea
topic SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12868/
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http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12868/1/FECUNDITY%20OF%20BLUE%20SWIMMING%20CRAB%2C%20Portunus%20pelagicus%20LINNAEUS%2C%201758%20FROM%20SEMATAN%20FISHING%20DISTRICT%2C%20SARAWAK%20COASTAL%20WATER%20OF%20SOUTH%20CHINA%20SEA%20%28abstract%29.pdf