Culture Potential of Mud Crab in Konkan Region of Maharashtra

Abstract

The Konkan, is a western Indian coastal plain located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats (east). The plain extends roughly 330 miles (530 km) from the Terekhol River between the states of Maharashtra and Goa and the union territory of Daman and Diu in the south to the Daman Ganga River to the north of Mumbai (Bombay). between 45 and 76 kilometers (28 to 47 miles) in width. The adoption of scientific and technical knowledge of ecological and resource potential studies has foreseen the proper utilization of this natural resource for sustainable development. The majority of the farms in the Indian shrimp business have been decimated by infections, primarily WSD. The main issue in shrimp farming is viral infections, which hamper the nation's social and economic development. Socioeconomic estimates of the effects of diseases include issues like losses in production, revenue, employment, investor and customer trust, food shortages, trade disruptions, or firm closure. Due to their attractive traits, such as quick growth, greater size, high fertility, disease resistance, marketability, adaptability to farming techniques, etc., mud crabs are a "candidate species for aquaculture.