CRABBING is a popular pursuit around the Territory and just like barramundi, mud crab numbers are greatly influenced by the intensity and duration of the wet season. The Territory is home to two of ...

There are four species of mud crab, Scylla serrata, S. tranquebarica, S. paramamosain and S. olivacea that are the focus of both commercial fisheries and aquaculture production throughout their ...

In Australia’s mangrove-lined mudflats and estuaries live armour-plated mud-dwellers with massive bone-crunching claws. Emerging from muddy holes and hides with the ebb and flow of the tides, the ...

Australian giant mud crabs (or scylla serrata) are a native Australian crab, found in estuaries, mudflats and mangrove swaps found in various coastlines, Australia-wide and are culturally significant ...

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Researchers suspect that elderly female mud crabs make a lengthy one-way journey to spread their final spawn.