Genetic Diversity of Blue Swimming Crab (Portunus pelagicus) from a Crab Bank Project and Wild Crabs in Trang and Krabi Province, Thailand Using mtDNA Control Region Sequences

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.34044/j.jfe.2024.48.2.08
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Crab bank Mitochondrial DNA Restocking Thailand

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Juthamas Suppapan
Education Program in General Science, Faculty of Education, Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
Apirak Songrak
Department of Fishery Technology, Faculty of Science and Fisheries Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya, Trang Campus, Trang, Thailand
Wikit Phinrub
Department of Fishery Technology, Faculty of Science and Fisheries Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya, Trang Campus, Trang, Thailand
Worawitoo Meesook
Department of Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya, Nakhon Si Thammarat Campus, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
Verakiat Supmee
Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya

Abstract

The blue swimming crab (Portunus pelagicus) is an economically important crustacean with increasing consumption demands, while wild stock is declining. Therefore, a crab bank project has been initiated to restore crab resources. The crab bank, which has been operating for at least 10 years, collects berried females, hatches their eggs to the zoea stage, and release them into the sea. However, the project’s success has not been evaluated. This study investigates the genetic diversity of berried females from the crab bank project and wild crabs in Trang and Krabi provinces. The nucleotide sequences within the mitochondrial DNA control region of P. pelagicus were analyzed. We found that 65.72% of wild crabs in Trang and 39.72% in Krabi shared haplotypes with berried females from the crab bank project. This indicates a division within the P. pelagicus population, forming two distinct groups corresponding to Trang and Krabi. The demographic history analysis suggests a period of population expansion. Based on these genetic diversity findings, we propose management strategies for the crab bank projects in both areas. However, this study is preliminary, and further research incorporating additional genetic markers from the nuclear genome and more samples from areas beyond Trang and Krabi is recommended.

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Suppapan, J. ., Songrak, A. ., Phinrub, W. ., Meesook, W. ., & Supmee, V. (2024). Genetic Diversity of Blue Swimming Crab (Portunus pelagicus) from a Crab Bank Project and Wild Crabs in Trang and Krabi Province, Thailand Using mtDNA Control Region Sequences. Journal of Fisheries and Environment, 48(2), 94–111. https://doi.org/10.34044/j.jfe.2024.48.2.08
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