Women Crab farmer (Crab fattening in FRP Cages)
- Women Self Help Group consisting of 15 members are engaged in mud crab fattening in fiber glass cages at Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, under the leadership of Mrs. Arulselvi.
- Fiber glass cages with 6 and 9 compartments are used for crab fattening. Each compartment was stocked with 6 crabs each weighing 500g -700g.
- The four sides of the cages are well perforated for free circulation of water.
- Trash fish collected from the landing centers are fed @ of 10% of the biomass of the crab. Feeding was done twice a day.
- Harvesting is carried out by hand picking and also by using scoop net.
- The water crabs weighing 500 g –1000 g were purchased @ of Rs.180 –220 per per kg and hardened crabs weighing 700 g –1000 g and above were sold @ Rs. 500/-to Rs. 800/-per kg.
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