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Portunidae

[pȯr′tü·nə‚dē]
(invertebrate zoology)
The swimming crabs, a family of the Brachyura having the last pereiopods modified as swimming paddles.
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The study was intended to evaluate two types of data to evaluate year-on-year variation in asymptotic length, growth, mortality, exploitation and maximum sustainable yield (MSY) of swimming crab. Plus understand status and produce a cohesive guidance for betterment of stocks in Zhejiang, Zhoushan fishing area.
Population dynamics of the swimming crabs Callinectes (Portunidae) components of shrimp bycatch in the eastern coast of the Gulf of California.
Maximum sustainable yield (MSY) estimated from both computer packages CEDA and ASPIC results were close and give value smaller than annual catch of the swimming crab fishery which indicates that the stock of crab fishery from Pakistani waters is in overexploitation state.
These swimming crabs must be big, each piece of meat weighing a minimum of 9 grams.
The blue swimming crab is one the main commodity exports of the Indonesian fisheries sector.
Blue swimming crab, clam and sweetcorn chowder Ingredients for the soup base: 125gms frozen clam meat, 900ml fish stock (bring to the boil separately), 200gms Maris Piper potato (peeled, very thinly sliced), 125ml double cream, 50gms pancetta (1/2cm small cubes), half an onion (small onion thinly sliced), 25gms unsalted butter, couple of fresh thyme leaf sprigs (finely chopped ), salt and freshly milled pepper to taste, quarter of a leek (thinly sliced and washed), 250gms Maris Piper potato (1/2cm cubes to add to soup as a garnish), 125gms frozen clam meat (added to the soup at the end to garnish) Method: Heat a suitably sized saucepan over a medium heat, add the butter and heat for one minute, add the onion, leek and thyme.
"We use wild blue swimming crab that we hand-pick from the waters of Indonesia."
The recipe uses only 100% blue swimming crab which is blended with other select ingredients to deliver an authentic taste."
The Atlantic tank has stingrays, thornback ray, mackerel, bream, bass, sea scorpions and velvet swimming crab. The Pacific tank is home to the sand tiger and brown sharks amongst many other fish species.
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