SEAFDEC sets up tidal flats
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Tidal flats with existing mangroves are ideal places for raising mudcrab (alimango). Fisheries scientists cite two advantages for producing these highly priced crustaceans in tidal flats, which are low-lying coastal areas submerged during high tide and exposed during low tide.
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SEAFDEC sets up tidal flats. (2000, May 23). Manila Bulletin, p. 18.
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Tidal flats; Mangroves; Crab culture; Scylla serrata; Scylla olivacea; Kalibo Save the Mangrove Association (KASAMA); Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD); Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO); Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); USWAG; Triño, Avelino; Sutoniel, Francisco; Frio, Antonio S.; Dagoon, Nelly J.; Kalibo; Tigbauan
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