Comparison of meat composition and yield of blue crab (Callinectes sapidus RATHBUN, 1896) and sand crab (Portunus pelagicus LINNE, 1758) caught in Iskenderun Bay, North-East Mediterranean

Tureli C., Celik M., Erdem U.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES, vol.24, no.3, pp.195-203, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 24 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2000
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.195-203
  • Keywords: blue crab (C. sapidus), sand crab (P. pelagicus), meat yields, crude protein, lipid, dry-matter, crude ash
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The objective of this study is to compare meat yield and chemical composition of blue crabs and sand carbs.