CRAB BANK PROJECT

Prepared By Dr.Ahmad Robin Wahab

OBJECTIVES

� Increase crab fisherman income

� Environmental sustainability

� Enhance crab resources to ensure long-term

utilizationutilization

� Create environmental awareness

� To operate crab bank

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PRINCIPLE

� The principle of the project is to allow mother crabs that were caught by fisherman to lay their eggs in the provided cages considered as crab bank before harvesting

The revenue from gained from selling the crab � The revenue from gained from selling the crab of the bank shall be used for project activities

� Purchase of equipments and maintenance

� Family education

�Other loans and revolving funds

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MEMBERSHIP DRIVE(10 - 20 MEMBERS)

� Select leader� Members sell Female crab to CB� Leader/bank rear crab in cages for 2 weeks

to release eggsto release eggs� Eggs laying – 600 eggs/crab� Fattening� Sell crab� profit go to membership fund

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POSSIBLE TYPE OF FARMING

� Grow-out - crablet stocking and growing to market size

� Crab fattening - collect wild empty crab and fatteningfattening

� Female crab fattening*

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INCOME MODEL

� Assumption:

� 10 members per group

� Each member catches 200 crabs/month

� 5% catches (10 female crabs) sold to crab bank5% catches (10 female crabs) sold to crab bank

� Crab growth rate:�1 crab release 600 eggs after 2 weeks

�Mortality 50% = 300 young crabs

�Mother crab fattened and ready for sale after egg released

�Young Crab reach market size after 3 months (300g)

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INCOME CALCULATION (TOTAL FOR 10 MEMBERS)

� Total value/sale of female after egg released (10 X 10 X 300g at RM10/kg = RM300)

� Sale of remaining 190 crabs per member (190 X 10 X 300g = RM5700)

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X 10 X 300g = RM5700)

� After 3 months crab population = 100 X 300 young crabs = 30000 crabs

� Assuming only catch potential of 30% = 9000 crabs

� = 9000 X 300g(0.30) x 10 RM = RM27000 sale value

SALE VALUE ESTIMATES

MonthMonthMonthMonth 1111 2222 3333 4444 5555 6666 7777 8888

Initial

Crab

sale

5700 5700 5700

Mother

crab

300 300 300

crab

sale

New

catches

27000 27000

+

27000

27000

+

27000

+

27000

Monthly 6000 6000 6000 27000 27000

54000

27000

81000

* Potential sale from other catches remaining in the wild

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ADVANTAGE TO MEMBERS

� Increase catches X5� Encourage community activities and membership� Membership fund increase for other family activities and

benefits� Price negotiation power for large volume catches� Price negotiation power for large volume catches� Possible new market and direct sale� environmental awareness and sustainability

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