1. Determine reference points for blue swimming crab populations using studies conducted by the Department of Fisheries and create ‘crab banks’ where eggs are grown and hatched from wild-caught crabs in tanks. This is one solution to help return Thailand’s blue swimming crab population to a healthier level, and once the young crabs are of a certain size, they are released back into the ecosystem.
2. Ensure that blue swimming crab fisheries do not negatively affect marine ecosystems, especially endangered and threatened species such as sea turtles and dugongs.
3. Ensure Thai law prohibits fishing for blue swimming crabs during the spawning season from October to December each year, allowing the crab population to recover.