Mud crabs will now be referred to as mangrove crabs. This was agreed upon during the first National Mud Crab Congress held by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC) in Tigbauan, Iloilo. The resolution was signed by 246 participants, of which 99 are from non-government organizations and the private sector, 71 from different government agencies, 20 from the academe or state universities and colleges, and 67 from the SEAFDEC, University of the Philippines Visayas, the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD).

Technical congress renames mud crab as mangrove crab. (2016, January 31). The Philippine Star, p. B-4.