ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Biology   Broodstock   Larval Culture   Nursery   Grow-out/Aquasilviculture   Fisheries and Stock Enhancement   Socio-economics   Genetics and Taxonomy

Biology

Moderator: Dr. Lewis Le Vay 
Rapporteur: Dr. Vu Ngoc Ut

Ontogeny of feeding apparatus and foregut of the mud crab Scylla serrata (Portunidae: Brachyura) larvae
Gil Lumasag*, Emilia T. Quinitio, Riza Aguilar, Rodolfo Baldevarona and Crispino Saclauso
Mindanao State University, Naawan, Misamis Oriental, Philippines

Broodstock

Tissue lipid class and fatty acid contents of wild and pond-reared mud crab Scylla serrata during ovarian development 
Veronica Alava, Emilia T. Quinitio, Flora Mae Priolo, Jennette de Pedro and Mathieu Wille*
Laboratory of Aquaculture and Artemia Reference Center, University of Gent, Belgium

Effect of phospholipid and highly unsaturated fatty acids on fattening, reproductive performance and larval quality of Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) broodstock
Wu Xu-gan, Cheng Yong-Xu*, Sheng Hong, Nan Tian-Zuo and Wang Jin-qing
Shanghai Fisheries University, Shanghai, China

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Larval Culture 

Moderator: Dr. Patrick Sorgeloos 
Rapporteur: Mr. Tran Cong Binh

Mass production of blue crab Callinectes sapidus juveniles
Oded Zmora*, Bridget Bystry, Sarah Grap, Aaron Stoler, Andrea Findiesen, John Stubblefield and Yonathan Zohar
COMB, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA 

Evolution of a commercial larval production system for the mud crab Scylla serrata
Graham Williams, E. Needham, K. Newman, I.M. Ruscoe, M. Pizuttto and Colin Shelley*
Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Effects of background color of culture vessel on larval survival and development of the mud crab Scylla serrata (Forsskal)
Chaoshu Zeng* and Abed Golam Rabbani
James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Effects of temperature and salinity on the survival and development of the mud crab Scylla serrata (Forsskal) larvae
Rahmi Nurdiani and Chaoshu Zeng*
James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Toxicity of nitrite to early larval stages of mud crab Scylla serrata
Mary Lynn Seneriches-Abiera*, Fe D. Parado-Estepa and Gaudiosa A. Gonzales
Mindanao State University, General Santos, Philippines

Live food enrichment for mud crab Scylla paramamosain larvae
Truong Trong Nghia, Mathieu Wille*, Stijn Vandendriesseche, Klaas Verstraete, Quan The Vinh and Patrick Sorgeloos
Laboratory of Aquaculture and Artemia Reference Center, University of Gent, Belgium

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Use of dietary  ¹⁴C in nutritional studies of mud crab Scylla serrata larvae
Jerome Genodepa*, Paul C. Southgate and Chaoshu Zeng
University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Miag-ao, Iloilo, Philippines

Binders for mud crab Scylla serrata larval microbound diet
Jerome Genodepa*, Paul C. Southgate and Chaoshu Zeng
University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Miag-ao, Iloilo, Philippines

Mycosis in hatchery-reared mud crab larvae and prospects for chemical and biological control
Celia Lavilla-Pitogo* and Demy Catedral
SEAFDEC/AQD, Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines

Effect of greenwater on crab larviculture and its microbial profiles in the culture medium
Tran Cong Binh*, To Cong Tam, Truong Trong Nghia, Patrick Sorgeloos and Willy Verstraete
College of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Can Tho University, Vietnam

Nursery 

Moderator: Mr. Mark Walton 
Rapporteur: Mrs. Pham Thi Tuyet Ngan

Influence of salinity on survival and molting of early crab stages of three Scylla species
Fe D. Parado-Estepa* and Emilia T. Quinitio
SEAFDEC/AQD, Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines 

Developing diets for the juvenile blue crab Callinectes sapidus in a recirculating system: determination of rations and dietary fiber utilization
Andrea Findiesen* and Allen Place
COMB, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Extension of nursery rearing of Scylla serrata in hapa nets and ponds
Eduard M. Rodriguez*, Fe D. Parado-Estepa and Emilia T. Quinitio
SEAFDEC/AQD, Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines

Techniques to improve nursery rearing of juvenile mud crab Scylla paramamosain
Vu Ngoc Ut*, Lewis Le Vay, Truong Trong Nghia, Nguyen Hong Loc and Le Van Liem
College of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Can Tho University, Vietnam

Productivity in intensive nursery systems for mud crab Scylla serrata
David Mann*, Tom Asakawa, Beverly Kelly, Trent Lindsay and Brian Paterson
BIARC, Department of Primary Industries and FisheriesBribie Is., Queensland, Australia

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Grow-out/Aquasilviculture

Performance of hatchery and wild-sourced Scylla serrata juveniles in ponds
Emilia T. Quinitio*, Fe D. Parado-Estepa, Lewis Le Vay, Jennette de Pedro and Eduard Rodriguez
SEAFDEC/AQD, Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines

Limb loss in pond-reared blue swimmer crabs Portunus pelagicus: molting period and increment in indoor shedding system
Brian Paterson, David Mann*, Beverly Kelly and Matteo Barchiesi
BIARC, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Bribie Is., Queensland, Australia

Development of extruded feeds for soft shell crab production in Thailand
Thomas R. Wilson*
Thai Luxe Enterprises Public Co. Ltd, Amphur Muang, Samutsongkhram, Thailand

Mud crab Scylla species grow-out trials in mangrove pens in Iloilo and Aklan provinces, Central Philippines
Jurgenne H. Primavera*, Joseph Biñas, Junemie H. L. Lebata, Giselle Samonte-Tan, Mark Walton and Lewis Le Vay
SEAFDEC/AQD, Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines

Suitable aqua-silviculture systems for mud crab in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Vu Ngoc Ut*, Lewis Le Vay, Truong Trong Nghia, Mark Walton, Le Minh Truong, Nguyen Hong Loc and Le Van Liem
College of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Can Tho University, Vietnam

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Fisheries and Stock Enhancement 

Moderator: Dr. Truong Trong Nghia
Rapporteur: Mr. Mathieu Wille

Estimations of abundance of Scylla olivacea using mark-recapture techniques, trapping grids and depletion fishing
Mark Walton*, Junemie H. L. Lebata, Joseph Biñas, Jurgenne H. Primavera and Lewis Le Vay
School of Ocean Sciences, University of Wales Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, U.K.

Seasonal abundance and recruitment of Scylla olivacea and  
S. tranquebarica in replanted mangroves
Mark Walton*, Junemie H. L. Lebata, Joseph Biñas, Jurgenne H. Primavera and Lewis Le Vay
School of Ocean Sciences, University of Wales Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, U.K.

Stock enhancement trials of Scylla species in an enclosed mangrove system
Junemie H. L. Lebata*, Lewis Le Vay, Jurgenne H. Primavera, Mark Walton and Joseph Biñas
SEAFDEC/AQD, Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines

Assessing feasibility of stock enhancement linked to migratory corridors for Chesapeake blue crabs Callinectes sapidus
Anson Hines*, Jana L.D. Davis, Eric G. Johnson, Alicia Young-Williams, Margaret Kramer, Robert Aguilar, Michael Goodison, Romuald N. Lipcius, Rochelle D. Seitz, Yonathan Zohar and Oded Zmora
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewate, Maryland, USA

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Socio-economics

Social and economic dimensions of mangrove resources: A review
Giselle Samonte-Tan
Resources and Environmental Economics Foundation of the Philippines, Inc., Emerald Square, Quezon City, Philippines

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Genetics and Taxonomy

 Moderator: Ms. Giselle Samonte-Tan 
Rapporteur: Ms. Junemie H. Lebata

What is the real Portunus pelagicus?
Joelle Chiu Yun Lai*, Peter Davie, W. Chan and Peter Ng
Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Lower Kent Ridge, Singapore

Genetic markers in blue crabs Callinectes sapidus nuclear and mitochondrial in origin
Allan R. Place
COMB, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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