The program titled “Harnessing emerging technologies for mangrove crab culture and resource management: ‘omics approaches, web-based and mobile computing technologies” is composed of the following projects:
- Project 1. A rapid cost-effective method to screen potential sources of immunostimulants and growth promoting feed additives for Scylla serrata using a functional genomics approach
- Project 2. Molecular mechanisms underlying Scylla serrata response to White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) infection: Metagenomic and Transcriptomic approaches
- Project 3. Validation of local practices with genetic marker base and GIS technologies to maximize use wild caught and traded mangrove crab juveniles
This program aims to develop a rapid means to screen potential sources of immunostimulants and growth promoting feed additives for Scylla serrata using a functional genomics approach; understand molecular mechanisms underlying Scylla serrata response to White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) infection through metagenomics and transcriptomics; and validate and document effectiveness of Crabifier and CrabMAP technologies in improving local mangrove crab rearing practices.