Investigations on the nonconventional crab fishery resource, Charybdis lucifera (Fabricius, 1798)from Karnataka coast (India) and the need to commercialize the resource

Charybdis lucifera, a seafood delicacy in many parts of the world, are discarded from commercial fishery operations of Karnataka coast (India), since it is not used for consumption in the region. Globally, in light of reports on overfishing and reduction in fishery, reducing the fishing pressure on many conventional species are becoming a priority. To meet the probable reduction in availability of seafood, due to the regulations on the fishery of conventional species, there is need to bring in more non-conventional species to commercial status.