{"id":1297,"date":"2025-09-09T14:04:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T07:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdgs.buu.ac.th\/?p=1297"},"modified":"2025-09-09T14:09:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T07:09:41","slug":"blue-swimming-crab-bank-a-pathway-toward-sustainable-community-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sdgs.buu.ac.th\/?p=1297","title":{"rendered":"Blue Swimming Crab Bank: A Pathway Toward Sustainable Community Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1297\" class=\"elementor elementor-1297\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e053ba5 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e053ba5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3aa569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3aa569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 11-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The coastal areas of the Eastern region, particularly at the border between Chonburi and Rayong provinces, are vital for tourism, fisheries, and aquaculture. With its favourable geography for economic development, this region is home to major industrial estates\u2014especially the Laem Chabang Industrial Estate in Chonburi\u2014forming a central component of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). However, these developments have significantly changed the socio-environmental landscape, requiring local communities to adapt and seek new approaches toward long-term sustainability.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The blue swimming crab (<em>Portunus pelagicus<\/em>\u00a0Linnaeus, 1758) is one of Thailand\u2019s most economically important marine species. Due to high demand for both domestic consumption and export, wild populations have sharply declined, reaching critical scarcity in some areas.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Establishing \u201ccrab banks\u201d has emerged as a key community-based conservation strategy to address this. This grassroots initiative aims to restore natural crab populations by involving local fishers in resource management. Under this model of <strong>sustainable development<\/strong>, economic, social, and environmental dimensions are integrated\u2014empowering communities to take ownership of marine resource stewardship.<\/p><p><strong>Project Coordinator: <\/strong>Assistant Professor Dr. Jariyavadee Suriyaphan<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b602d e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"81b602d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79bca7e e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79bca7e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fca6152 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fca6152\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 11-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/sdgs.buu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1299\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgs.buu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sdgs.buu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sdgs.buu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sdgs.buu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2-1170x878.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/sdgs.buu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de67c64 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de67c64\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce82bdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce82bdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Figure 1 &#8211; Egg-bearing female blue swimming crab (external eggs visible under the abdomen).<\/strong><\/p><p>These gravid crabs are collected and placed in floating cages as part of the community crab bank initiative to ensure successful hatching before releasing the larvae into the sea.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07f3fd2 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"07f3fd2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7157346 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7157346\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Female crabs carrying eggs under their abdomen (called <em>&#8220;gravid crabs&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0or \u201cegg-bearing females\u201d) are placed in floating cages until they naturally release their eggs. Communities also learn and manage key ecological factors influencing hatching success, including egg fecundity, maternal health, incubation period, larval development, and water quality parameters such as salinity and temperature\u2014ensuring optimal survival rates before release into the wild.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Moreover, crab banks promote social cohesion, enabling communities to form cooperative groups and potentially evolve into <strong>community-based tourism enterprises<\/strong>. These initiatives can further support the development of local products and services, generating added value while preserving the region&#8217;s unique identity. Ultimately, this fosters a model of\u00a0<strong>self-<\/strong><strong>help and self-reliance<\/strong>, reinforcing community resilience and long-term sustainability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ac868 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66ac868\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e721ae9 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e721ae9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e8513d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e8513d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/sdgs.buu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1298\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgs.buu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1.jpg 702w, https:\/\/sdgs.buu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a03c5b e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a03c5b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f438ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f438ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/sdgs.buu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1301\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgs.buu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/3.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/sdgs.buu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/3-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sdgs.buu.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/3-768x573.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37eaf31 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37eaf31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca022ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca022ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Figure 2 &#8211; 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