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A review on fisheries and conservation status of Asian horseshoe crabs

John, B. Akbar, Nelson, B. R., Sheikh, Hassan I., Cheung, S. G., Wardiatno, Yusli, Dash, Bisnu Prasad, Tsuchiya, Keiji, Iwasaki, Yumiko, Pati, Siddhartha·2018·Biodiversity and Conservation
DOI 10.1007/s10531-018-1633-8
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Horseshoe crabs are the only extant xiphosurans and are believed to be morphologically unchanged for more than 200 million years. Of the four extant species namely, Limulus polyphemus, Tachypleus tridentatus, Tapinauchenius gigas and Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda, the latter three are found in Asian waters. Recent evidences showed that Asian horseshoe crabs are facing serious threats such as degradation of their spawning grounds and habitat, environmental pollution, overexploitation as a culinary delicacy and biomedical bleeding practices. Baseline data on the distribution and existing population of the wild horseshoe crabs remain poorly known in several Asian regions. Several studies have clearly revealed that pressure due to over-fishing of wild stock has increased tremendously in the last decade. Due to an increase in demand for Tachypleus Amebocyte Lysate (TAL) analogous to Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) in the United States, there is an urgent need to comprehensively address their fishing and conservation measures in the Asian region. This review addresses the overall studies on three species of Asian horseshoe crabs in relation to their fishing practices, local exploitation of their wild stock either for human consumption (or) by biomedical industries. The authors have structured the discussion on an international scale to address the existing problems in fishing and conservation of horseshoe crabs. Since no specific regulatory force or legislative protection act or a policy to preserve their natural stock are available to this date, this paper strongly recommends representative countries to include horseshoe crabs under their wildlife protection act to avoid further unsustainable exploitation of their wild populations.

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Authors
John, B. A., Nelson, B. R., Sheikh, H. I., Cheung, S. G., Wardiatno, Y., Dash, B. P., Tsuchiya, K., Iwasaki, Y., & Pati, S.
Affiliations
  • International Islamic University Malaysia (MY)
  • Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (MY)
  • City University of Hong Kong (HK)
  • IPB University (ID)
  • Fakir Mohan University (IN)
  • Kyushu University (JP)
Corresponding author
  • John, B. Akbar
  • Nelson, B. R.
ORCID
Venue
Biodiversity and Conservation
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2018-09-29
Volume
27
Issue
14
Pages
3573-3598
ISSN
  • 0960-3115 (ISSN-L)
  • 1572-9710
DOI
10.1007/s10531-018-1633-8
OpenAlex
W2894148557
Cited by
128
References
1
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FWCI
7.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Update notices
correction (2018-10-20)
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Biodiversity and Conservation (publishedVersion)
  • The International Islamic University Malaysia Repository (The International Islamic University Malaysia) (acceptedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Crustacean biology and ecology
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Coastal Fisheries and Human Impacts
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Marine and fisheries research
Keywords
Limulus polyphemus, Tachypleus tridentatus, Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda, overexploitation, tachypleus amebocyte lysate, Limulus amebocyte lysate, habitat degradation, environmental pollution, wildlife protection legislation, conservation status, population distribution

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