The Effect of Using Different Bait Types to Catch Blue Swimming Crabs Using Traps in Betahwalang Waters of Demak Regency

The Utilization of Processing Waste (Chicken Intestines and Shrimp Heads) as Alternative Bait in Blue Swimming Crab Fishing in Betahwalang, Demak, Indonesia

“…Blue swimming crab (Portunidae) is one of the marine fisheries commodities that has been extensively studied due to its high economic value. Its market extends not only domestically, but also to foreign markets such as countries in the Americas and Europe The entire export-oriented swimming crab production still relies on catches from the sea, including those from Betahwalang Village in Demak Regency (Hamid, 2015;Jayanto et al, 2023) Blue swimming crab is classified as a scavenger and also exhibits cannibalistic behavior. Cannibalism in blue swimming crabs is generally linked to genetics and lifestyle habits (Susanto et al, 2005;Suharyanto et al, 2008;Jayanto et al, 2023).…”

“…Its market extends not only domestically, but also to foreign markets such as countries in the Americas and Europe The entire export-oriented swimming crab production still relies on catches from the sea, including those from Betahwalang Village in Demak Regency (Hamid, 2015;Jayanto et al, 2023) Blue swimming crab is classified as a scavenger and also exhibits cannibalistic behavior. Cannibalism in blue swimming crabs is generally linked to genetics and lifestyle habits (Susanto et al, 2005;Suharyanto et al, 2008;Jayanto et al, 2023). These cannibalistic tendencies and scavenging behavior are the considerations in this research, to test the use of shrimp head waste, common ponyfish, and chicken intestines as bait.…”