Maldives approves first mud crab fattening project
The project will involve collecting small mud crabs from the Kulhiye Valhagandey wetland in Fiyoaree and raising them in designated enclosures.
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The Maldives has approved its first mud crab fattening project, with the operation to be established in GDh. Fiyoaree.
The Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources said on Tuesday that Meritol has been granted approval to operate the project on the island.
According to the ministry, the project will involve collecting small mud crabs from the Kulhiye Valhagandey wetland in Fiyoaree and raising them in designated enclosures until they reach a size suitable for commercial sale.
Mud crab fattening involves collecting smaller crabs from their natural habitat and keeping them in controlled enclosures where they are fed and raised to increase their size and market value.
The process can be completed within a relatively short period, allowing the crabs to be sold commercially at higher prices.
The project will be the first mud crab fattening operation approved in the Maldives.
