Profile updated on 30 November 2017

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Portunus pelagicus

SPECIES NAME(s)

Blue swimming crab, Flower crab

Most of the information in this profile relates to the fishery in Kien Giang province, close to the border with Cambodia, as available information focuses on this area. No studies of the stock structure of the species in the region could be located and no regional assessment is conducted. Please refer to sections under the Kien Giang Management Unit to find the most detailed information.


ANALYSIS

Strengths
  • Three annual stock assessments have now been conducted

SCORES

Management Quality:

Management Strategy:

≥ 6

Managers Compliance:

≥ 6

Fishers Compliance:

< 6