scholarly journals Kelimpahan dan pola pertumbuhan kepiting bakau (Scylla serrata) di hutan mangrove Kelurahan Belawan Sicanang, Kecamatan Medan Belawan, Provinsi Sumatera Utara

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Yenni Ningsih Siringoringo ◽  
Desrita Desrita ◽  
Yunasfi Yunasfi

Kepiting bakau (Scylla serrata) merupakan salah satu spesies kunci dalam ekosistem mangrove yang memegang peranan yang sangat penting. Hutan mangrove yang ada di Kelurahan Belawan Sicanang sudah banyak mengalami konversi lahan seperti tambak dan pemukiman. Kondisi ini menyebabkan terjadinya penurunan kualitas habitat dan penurunan populasi untuk sumberdaya kepiting bakau akibat terjadinya kerusakan daerah asuhan dan mencari makan biota ini. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kondisi ekologi mangrove, untuk mengetahui kelimpahan kepiting bakau (Scylla serrata), untuk mengetahui pertumbuhan kepiting bakau (Scylla serrata) di Hutan Mangrove Kelurahan Belawan Sicanang Kecamatan Medan Belawan Provinsi Sumatera Utara. Penelitian berlangsung pada Mei - Juni 2016. Metode yang digunakan dalam penentuan lokasi adalah purposive sampling dan dibagi menjadi 3 stasiun berdasarkan aktivitas yang berbeda. Struktur populasi kepiting bakau (Scylla serrata) ditinjau dari kelimpahan kepiting bakau (Scylla serrata), hubungan lebar karapas dengan bobot tubuh, pola pertumbuhan, dan faktor kondisi. Kualitas habitat kepiting bakau (Scylla serrata) dilihat dari kualitas air, tekstur substrat, C-organik, dan pasang surut. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa kelimpahan kepiting bakau (Scylla serrata) 16300 - 17000 ind/ha, dengan pola pertumbuhan allometrik negatif (b<3), faktor kondisi berkisar antara 0 - 1 yang tergolong ke dalam pipih atau tidak gemuk. Kualitas air dan substrat yang dikaji termasuk ke dalam kualitas air yang menunjang kehidupan kepiting bakau (Scylla serrata), tekstur substrat yaitu lempung berpasir dan lempung liat berpasir, serta C-organik < 1% tergolong sangat rendah, dimana tipe pasang surutnya adalah mixed prevailing semidiurnal.Mangrove crab (Scylla serrata) is one of the keystone species in the mangrove ecosystem, which had a very important role. Mangrove forests existed in Village Belawan Sicanang have been many experienced land conversion as embankment and settlements. These conditions led to degradation in habitat quality and population decline for mangrove crab due to the occurrence of the damage to the nursery ground and the feeding ground. The research aimed to determine abundance mangrove crabs and to determine the growth of mangrove crab. The research took place in May - June 2016. The method used in the determination of the location is purposive sampling and divided into 3 stations based on different activities. The mangrove crab population structure in terms of the abundance of mangrove crab, carapace width relation with body weight, growth pattern, and factor condition. The quality habitat mangrove crab viewed the water quality, the substrate texture, C-organic, and tides. The results showed that the growth pattern was negative allometric (b < 3), factor condition ranges between 0 - 1 which classified into flat or not fat. The water quality and substrate were assessed included in the water quality that supported life mangrove crab, the substrate texture was sandy loam and sandy clay loam, C-organic classified < 1% was very low, the type of tides was mixed semidiurnal prevailing.

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-22
Author(s):  
Nila Munana ◽  
Irwani Irwani ◽  
Widianingsih Widianingsih

Kepiting bakau (Scylla serrata) merupakan jenis kepiting yang banyak ditemukan di beberapa daerah, salah satunya di Perairan Desa Bandengan, Kendal. Kepiting bakau setiap harinya ditangkap oleh nelayan, keadaan ini dapat mempengaruhi terhadap populasi kepiting bakau. Fase bulan dapat memberikan pengaruh terhadap kepiting bakau, seperti pada tingkah laku kepiting bakau. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui pola pertumbuhan kepiting bakau pada  fase bulan mati dan purnama di Perairan Desa Bandengan Kendal. Metode yang digunakan yaitu bersifat deskriptif eksploratif. Pengambilan data dilakukan sebanyak 6 kali periode pada 28 Desember 2019 – 9 Maret 2020, data dari kepiting bakau meliputi panjang karapas, lebar karapas, berat tubuh, jumlah kepiting bakau, dan parameter perairan. Jumlah kepiting bakau yang diperoleh selama penelitian sebanyak 212 ekor bulan mati dan 236 ekor bulan purnama. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pola pertumbuhan kepiting bakau jantan bulan mati bersifat allometrik positif, sedangkan pada kepiting bakau betina bersifat allometrik negatif. Sedangkan, pada purnama 1 bersifat allometrik positif, bulan purnama 2 dan  bulan purnama 3 bersifat allometrik negatif, sedangkan kepiting bakau betina bersifat allometrik negatif. Mud crab (Scylla serrata) is a type of crab that is found in several areas, one of which is in the waters of Bandengan Village, Kendal. Every day mud crabs are caught by fishermen, this situation can affect the mangrove crab population. The moon phase can affect mud crabs, such as the behavior of mud crabs. The purpose of this study was to determine the growth pattern of mud crabs in the new moon and full moon phases in the waters of the village of Bandengan, Kendal. The method used is descriptive exploratory. Data collection was carried out 6 times during the period on 28 December 2019 - 9 March 2020, data from mud crabs included carapace length, carapace width, body weight, number of mangrove crabs, and water parameters. The number of mud crabs obtained during the study was 212 new moons and 236 full moons. The results showed that the growth pattern of male mud crabs in the new moon was positive allometric, while the female mud crabs were negative allometric. Meanwhile, full moon 1 is allometric positive, full moon 2, and full moon 3 allometric negatives, while female mud crabs are allometric negative.


2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Joudy R. R Sangari ◽  
Boyke H. Toloh

Scylla serrata is one of the dominant muddy crabs caught in Mantehage Island coastal waters, North Sulawesi. The study was aim to determine the temporal distribution of S. serrata condition i based on carapace length - weight relationship and its condition factors. Data carapace width and weight of muddy crabs collected by enumerators from Oktober 2014 to April 2015. The results showed that b value of male (2.219 – 2.835) and female (1.264-2.352) were significantly different (P<0.05). Male and female crabs have a negative allometric growth pattern with b value of males tend to be larger than females. Range of values for K and Kn male crabs longer than females that male crabs tend to be fatter. Temporal distribution of this mangrove crab condition factors is assumed to be related with the reproductive cycle. The value is increasing since October to a peak season in January which estimated related to a peak of the muddy crabs spawning season in Mantehage Island coastal waters.   Key words: growth potential, Mantehage Island coastal waters, Scylla serrata _____________________________________________________________________ 1Staf Pengajar Fakultas Perikanan dan Ilmu Kelautan UNSRAT A b s t r a k   Scylla serrata merupakan salah satu jenis kepiting bakau yang dominan tertangkap di perairan Pulau Mantehage Sulawesi Utara. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui potensi pertumbuhan kepiting bakau ditinjau dari hubungan panjang karapas dengan berat. Data panjang karapas dan berat kepiting bakau dikumpulkan melalui nelayan setempat sebagai enumerator sejak Oktober hingga April  2015. Hasil menunjukkan nilai b antara kepiting jantan (2,219 – 2,835) dan betina (1,264 - 2,352) berbeda nyata (P<0,05). Keduanya memiliki pola pertumbuhan allometrik negatif dengan nilai b kepiting jantan cenderung lebih besar dibandingkan betina. Kisaran nilai K dan Kn menunjukkan kepiting jantan lebih panjang dibandingkan betina sehingga kepiting jantan cenderung lebih gemuk. Sebaran faktor kondisi kepiting bakau diduga terkait dengan siklus reproduksinya. Nilai faktor kondisi meningkat sejak bulan Oktober 2014 hingga puncaknya pada bulan Januari 2015yang diduga pada saat tersebut merupakan puncak musim pemijahan kepiting bakau di perairan P. Mantehage. Kata kunci: potensi pertumbuhan, perairan P. Mantehage, Scylla serrata


2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Tahmid, Achmad Fahrudin Dan Yusli Wardiatno

ABSTRAKKepiting bakau (Scylla serrata) merupakan salah satu potensi komoditas perikanan skala kecil yang memiliki nilai ekonomi tinggi. Kelimpahan populasi dipengaruhi oleh upaya penangkapan dan kondisi ekosistem mangrove sebagai habitat utamanya. Produksi kepiting bakau di Teluk Bintan menurun dan penyebabnya belum diketahui dengan pasti. Oleh karena itu, perlu dilakukan kajian tentang biologi kepiting bakau di Teluk Bintan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji status populasi kepiting bakau yang meliputi struktur ukuran, parameter pertumbuhan dan laju mortalitas dan eksploitasi. Pengambilan data kepiting bakau dilakukan dengan pendekatan yaitu fisher-based survey. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan ukuran kepiting bakau yang tertangkap mulai dari lebar karapas (CW) 64-172 mm, ukuran fase muda kepiting jantan yang tertangkap mencapai 46,62% dan betina mencapai 48,06%, keduanya hampir setengah dari tangkapan total, ini menunjukkan bahwa alat tangkap yang digunakan belum selektif. CW∞ jantan mencapai 176,93 mm lebih tinggi dari kepiting betina sebesar 169,58 mm, namun sebaliknya nilai koefesien K jantan (0,360) lebih kecil dari betina (0,390), sehingga pertumbuhan kepiting bakau betina lebih cepat dari jantan. Perkiraan angka kematian alami (M) jantan = 0,5566 dan kematian akibat penangkapan (F) jantan = 0,6434 sedangkan M betina = 0,59 dan F betina = 0,41. Laju eksploitasi (E) kepiting jantan mencapai 53,62%, ini dapat dikatakan telah terjadi lebih tangkap atau over eksploitasi. Kata kunci: Scylla serrata, parameter pertumbuhan, struktur ukuran, mangrove and Teluk Bintan ABSTRACTMud crab (Scylla serrata) is one of the potential of small-scale fishery commodities that have high economic value. The abundance of the population is affected by the fishing effort and conditions mangrove ecosystem as its main habitat. Mud crab production in the Gulf of Bintan declined and the cause is not known with certainty. Therefore, it is necessary to study on the biology of mud crab in the Gulf of Bintan. This study aims to assess the status of mangrove crab population that includes the size structure, parameters of growth and the rate of mortality and exploitation. Data retrieval is done with a mangrove crab fisher-based survey. The results showed that the size of mud crab caught from carapace width (CW) 64-172 mm, the size of the young phase male crabs caught females reached 46.62% and reached 48.06%, both are almost half of the total catch, it indicates that fishing gear used is not selective. CW∞ males reach 176.93 mm higher than the female crabs of 169.58 mm, but instead value koefesien K males (0.360) is smaller than females (0.390), so that the growth of female mud crabs faster than males. Estimated natural mortality rates (M) male = 0.5566 and deaths from arrest (F) male = 0.6434 while M females female F = 0.59 and = 0.41. The rate of exploitation (E) male crabs reached 53.62%, can be said to have occurred over fishing or over-exploitation. Keywords: Scylla serrata, growth parameters, structure size, mangrove and bay Bintan


2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Widianingsih Widianingsih ◽  
Ria Azizah Tri Nuraini ◽  
Retno Hartati ◽  
Sri Redjeki ◽  
Ita Riniatsih ◽  
...  

Mud crab is one of fishery commodities which is important in Indonesia . The high demand for mud crabs needs to be balanced with the right management strategy,  so that the population will not extinction.  Penikel Village, Cilacap is one of the fishing villages which catch mud crabs because of the high demand in the big cities such as Jakarta, Bandung and Bali.  The purpose of this study is  to determine the population and growth patterns of mud crabs in the Panikel Village, Kampung Laut District, Cilacap. The location of the study was determined by purposive sampling. Wadong and bubu are fishing tools to catch mud crabs. Sampling 67 mud crabs was carried out  on Juni 2016, after that, measurement of length, carapace width and total weight were carried out. Regression analysis between carapace width and total weight and condition factors were carried out to determine growth patterns. Based on the research, the average value of the S. serrata   length was 63.94±11.31 mm while the female one was 70.29±14.57 mm. The average value of carapace width is 92.28±15.51 mm (male) while for female sex was 98.71±18.38 mm. The average weight of S. serrata male crabs was 190.31±118.43 mm, while those of female sex were 210.77±120.93 mm. Furthermore, based on the analysis of the relationship between the length of weight found negative allomatric growth pattern with the value of the condition factor included in the low category both for male sex 0.73-1.93 and for female sex 0.59-1.66.  The low condition factor shows that the condition of Segara Anakan waters especially Penikel Village does not support the growth of mud crabs (S. serrata). Kepiting bakau (Scylla serrata) merupakan salah satu komoditas perikanan yang terpenting di Indonesia.  Besarnya permintaan  kepiting bakau yang tinggi perlu diimbangi dengan strategi pengelolaan yang tepat agar populasi tidak punah. Desa Penikel, Cilacap merupakan satu desa nelayan yang banyak menangkap kepiting bakau karena tingginya permintaan di kota besar seperti Jakarta, Bandung dan Bali. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui populasi dan pola pertumbuhan kepiting bakau di Desa Panikel, Kecamatan Kampung Laut, Cilacap. Penentuan lokasi penelitian dilakukan secara purposive sampling. Wadong dan bubu merupakan alat tangkap untuk menangkap kepiting bakau. Pengambilan sampel kepiting sebanyak 67 individu  dilakukan pada bulan Juni 2016, setelah itu dilakukan pengukuran panjang, lebar karapas serta berat total. Analisa regresi kurva antara lebar karapas dan berat total serta  faktor kondisi dilakukan untuk mengetahui pola  pertumbuhan. Berdasarkan penelitian diperoleh nilai rata-rata panjang kepiting bakau S. serrta jantan adalah 63.94±11.31 mm sedang untuk yang betina adalah 70,29±14.57 mm. Nilai rata-rata lebar karapas adalah 92.28±15.51 mm (jantan) sedang untuk jenis kelamin betina adalah 98.71±18.38 mm. Rata-rata berat kepiting jantan S. serrata adalah 190.31±118.43 mm, sedangkan yang jenis kelamin betina adalah 210.77±120.93 mm. Selanjutnya berdasarkan analisa hubungan panjang berat ditemukan pola pertumbuhan allomatrik negatif dengan nilai factor kondisi termasuk dalam katagori rendah baik untuk jenis kelamin jantan 0,73–1,93 maupun untuk kelamin betina 0,59–1,66.  Rendahnya factor kondisi menunjukkan bahwa kondisi perairan Segara Anakan khususnya Desa Penikel tidak menunjang bagi petumbuhan kepiting bakau (S. serrata).


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 177-188
Author(s):  
Budiman Yunus ◽  
Suwarni

The research aims to find out the correlation of carapace width – weight, condition factor and abundance of mangrove crab based on observation time and sex in the coastal waters of Maros district, South Sulawesi. This research provides information on the pattern of growth and chubbiness of mangrove crabs and its abundance in the coastal area of Maros district, South Sulawesi. The study was conducted from early February until the end of April 2019. Sampling was conducted on the coastal area of Kuri Lompo and estuary of Maros which is an integrated mangrove pond development (silvofishery). 213 mangrove crabs (120 male and 93 female) obtained from fishermen were measured. The coefficient b of male and female mangrove crabs in February and March were 3.3626 and 2.6674, respectively. In April, b value of male and female mangrove crab was 3.5965 and 2.6506, respectively. This relation shows the growth type for males is allometric-positive whereas for females is allometric-negative. In April also saw the same growth coefficient in the previous month allometric positive for males and allometric negative for females. In general, the condition factor of male mangrove crabs in February and March is greater than female mangrove crabs. While, in April the condition factor of female mangrove crab is greater than male mangrove crab. The nature of condition factor of mangrove crab represents the distribution of crab abundance in the embankment lane silvofishery development area of 0.015 ind./m2.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-76
Author(s):  
Annisa Rahma Firdaus ◽  
Nur Taufiq-Spj ◽  
Sri Redjeki

Scylla serrata yang dikenal sebagai kepiting bakau merupakan sumber daya hayati ekosistem bakau yang hingga saat ini memiliki demand pasar yang cukup tinggi. Kondisi ini meningkatkan eksploitasi penangkapan species ini sehingga menyebabkan terganggunya populasi kepiting di alam. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui komposisi hasil tangkapan kepiting bakau (Scylla serrata) dengan melihat rasio kelimpahan dan hubungan lebar - berat kepiting bakau jantan dan betina dari hasil tangkapan di perairan Mangkang Wetan – Tugu, Kota Semarang, Jawa Tengah. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada musim penghujan di akhir tahun 2018 (Desember) dan awal tahun 2019 (Januari). Purposive sampling merupakan metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini dengan melakukan survey yang terarah dan terencana. Sampel kepiting bakau didapatkan dari hasil tangkapan nelayan yang diarahkan pada lima titik berdasarkan aktivitas yang berbeda. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa tangkapan kepiting bakau (Scylla serrata) pada Bulan Desember 2018 dan Januari 2019 di dominasi oleh kepiting jantan. Tangkapan bulan Desember 2018 memiliki rasio jantan : betina lebih besar (1,65:1) dari Januari 2019 (1,21:1). Korelasi lebar karapas dan berat kepiting bakau jantan dan betina bersifat allometrik, dimana jantan memiliki pola pertumbuhan allometrik positif sedangkan betina memiliki pola perumbuhan allometrik negatif. Dari data tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa populasi kepiting jantan lebih banyak ditemukan selama musim penghujan terutama di bulan Desember dan Januari. Ketidak seimbangan sex rasio ini akan menyebabkan terganggunya kestabilan populasi Scylla setrata di ekosistem estuaria Mangkang Wetan Semarang.  Scylla serrata known as mangrove crab as an edible food resources of the mangrove ecosystem which has a very high market demand. Due to this conditions will be affected in increasing exploitation of this species and cause inbalancing the population in the nature. The study aims to calculate abundance ratio and width – weight correlation between male and female of the crab caught from the estuary of Mangkang Wetan Semarang, Central Java. This study conducted at the end of 2018 (December) to the first month of 2019 (Januari). Survey method was used in this study by using purposive sampling in order to get the right data aimed as a planned. The crab sample was caught by some fisherman which were dirrected at five sampling points base on different fisherman activities. The results shows that the caught seasons in the rainy time  of Dec 2018 and Jan 2019, dominated by males crab (Scylla serrata). The December caught have higher sex ratio between male and female (1,65:1) compare to Januari caught (1,21:1). Correlation in carapage width and body weigth between the crabs male and female shows allometrik growth. Where, the male growth tend to have a positive allometric, while the female were negative. These can be conclude that, the male crabs were dominantly found during rainy seasons especially in December dan January. This imbalance of the sex ratio will disturb the population stability of Scylla setrata in estuary ecosystem of Mangkang Wetan Semarang.


2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Farah Diana ◽  
Hafinuddin Hafinuddin ◽  
Muhajir Ansar

Mangrove crab (Scylla serrata) is one of the fishery commodities that have higheconomic value. In addition, mangrove crab is one of export commodities to several countries such as United States, Europe, Australia, Japan, Hongkong,Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea. In general, the fishing activities of mangrove crabs in the general waters of many fishermen use different baits,it's just not known which bait is best for catching mangrove crabs. The purpose ofthis study is to determine the effect of using different types of bait to the mangrove crab catch by using bubu and know the type of bait that is most effective against the catching of mangrove crab. This research method used Completely Randomized Design (RAL) with three treatments and three replications: P1 = shredded fish, P2 = Shark skin bark, and P3 = Chicken head bait. The parameters in this study are the number of catches, the feed response and the water quality parameters, the results of this study indicate the number of catches P1 = 55.55%, P2 = 22.22% and P3 = 33.33%. While feed response time in this research P1 = 1.61, P2 = 12.03, and P3 = 11.74. From the results of this study showed the use of different baits have a very significant effect on the number of mangrove crabs (scilla serata). While the feedback response also shows the results are very real (Fcal> Ftab).


Author(s):  
V. Lakshme Gayathre ◽  
S. Felix ◽  
R. Durairaja

<div><p><em>Mud crab Scylla serrata form an important fishery in the Pulicat lake, Tamilnadu. In the present study the relationship between carapace width and body weight were estimated as <strong>(Log W= -0.342438+2.914702)</strong>. The estimated <strong>‘a’</strong> and <strong>‘b’</strong> value for carapace width and body weight were <strong>-0.342438</strong> and <strong>2.914702</strong>, respectively. The result showed an isometric growth pattern and significant differences were found between carapace width and body weight in the mud crab collected from Pulicat lake, Tamil Nadu, India. </em></p></div>


Author(s):  
Mimie Saputri ◽  
Muammar Muammar

Research on the characteristics of Mangrove Crab Habit (Scylla sp) in Silang Cadek Mangrove Ecosystem, Baitussalam Subdistrict, Aceh Besar District, Aceh Province. This study aims to determine the habitat characteristics of Mangrove Crab (Scylla sp) in the Mangrove Ecosystem of Silang Cadek. The research method is survey with purposive sampling technique. The results of the survey are described. The results of the research showed that the water temperature data ranged from 22 s.d 25°C, the pH ranged from 7.5 to 7.7, the water salinity ranged from 30‰ -34‰. Substrate loamy sand, sandy loam, sandy clay loam. There are 4 constituent species of mangrove plants namely Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, Rhizopora stylosa, Rhizopora apiculata, Avicennia marina. Macrozoobenthos found were Nerita lineata, Uca crassipes, Terebralia palustris, Terebralia sulcata, Isognomon ephippium, Saccostrea cucculata, Uca demani, Scylla serrata, Scylla olivacea, Scylla paramamosain.


2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 165
Author(s):  
Andina Ramadhani Putri Pane ◽  
Ali Suman

Peningkatan jumlah ekspor kepiting (Scylla serrata Forskal, 1775) di wilayah perairan Asahan memacu peningkatan penangkapan yang dapat berpengaruh terhadap populasi dan kelestarian. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui karakteristik populasi dan tingkat pemanfaatan kepiting bakau di perairan Asahan dan sekitarnya. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan setiap bulan dari Januari sampai dengan Nopember 2016 di tempat pendaratan kepiting oleh enumerator. Data dianalisa dengan metode Electronic LEngth Frequency Analisys-I (ELEFAN-I) dari FAO-ICLARM Stock Assessment Tools II (FiSAT II). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pola pertumbuhan kepiting bakau bersifat allometrik negatif pada kisaran lebar karapas antara 85 - 175 mm dan bobot tubuh 127 – 1.152,5 gram. Rata-rata ukuran lebar karapas tertangkap dengan jaring dan bubu adalah 118,6 mm dan ukuran matang gonad pertama kali adalah 120,6 mm. Laju pertumbuhan (K) 1,38 per tahun dan lebar karapas maksimum (CW) sebesar 201 mm. Laju kematian total (Z) sebesar 3,59 per tahun, laju kematian karena penangkapan (F) dan laju kematian alami (M) masing-masing 2,27 per tahun dan 1,32 per tahun. Laju pemanfaatan (E) kepiting bakau di perairan Asahan adalah 0,63 per tahun atau sudah melebihi nilai optimum penangkapan. Agar sumber daya kepiting terjamin kelestariannya, maka harus dilakukan pengurangan upaya penangkapan sekitar 26 %.Increase in the volume of giant mud crab exports (Scylla serrata Forskal, 1775) in the Asahan waters stimulate the increasing catches that affect population and sustainability. This study aims to determine the population characteristics and the exploitation level of giant mud crab in Asahan and adjacent waters. Monthly sampling was done from January to November 2016 at crab landing sites by enumerator. The data were analyzed using Electronic Length Frequency Analysys-I (ELEFAN-I) method available in FAO-ICLARM Stock Assessment Tools II (FiSAT II) program. The results showed that the growth pattern of giant mud crab was negative allometric with carapace width between 85 - 175 mm and individual body weight 127 - 1,152.5 grams. The average carapace’s width caught by net and trap was 118.6 mm and the size of gonad first maturity was 120.6 mm. Growth rate (K) 1.38 per year and maximum carapace width (CW) of 201 mm. Total mortality rate (Z) of 3.59 per year, mortality rate due to fishing (F) and natural mortality rate (M) was 2.27 per year and 1.32 per year respectively. The rate of exploitation (E) of mangrove crab in Asahan waters was 0.63 or has exceeded the optimum value. For the sustainability of crab resource a reduction of 26% in fishing effort is suggested.


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