Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis is an important freshwater products in Chinese aquaculture.
The mitten crab, given its name because its claws, are coated with clumps of dark brown fur.
Currently the wild seed crab resources are almost exhausted and the identification of the Yangtze population the mitten crab is an urgent need.
Although the system was originally designed for research with the fresh water mitten crab Eriocheir japonica, it can be used with other decapods with slight modifications.
The egg mass rate, megalopa yield, growing rate and the survival rate of the young Chinese mitten crab are promoted significantly while proper ratio ground water is applied to the cultivation.
They say the mitten crabs, which can grow to the size of a dinner plate, could overrun canals and rivers.
