MPEDA keen to promote mud crab hatcheries in coastal districts

Its incubation centre produces 1.4 million seeds of mud crab per annum for supply to farmers

The MPEDA’s (Marine Products Export Development Authority) Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA) has announced its readiness to transfer technology for setting up mud crab hatcheries in coastal districts of Tamil Nadu and other States for production and export of the seafood delicacy in global markets, especially in South East Asia. MPEDA-RGCA’s mud crab hatchery technology, the one-of-its-kind in the country, has been granted patent by the Controller General of Patent, Design and Trade Marks, till 2030. “Mud crab is a potential candidate species for commercial level aquaculture. We are promoting it as a targeted fishery with high price value,” K. S. Srinivas, Chairman, Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) and president of RGCA, said.