Mpeda’s mud crab hatchery technology gets patent right till 2030 May 14, 2021 × Due to its growing demand, the seed production capacity of RGCA’s mud crab hatchery has been increased to 1.4 million per annum Mpeda-RGCA’s mud crab hatchery technology, the only one of its kind in the country, has been granted patent by the Controller General of Patent, Design and Trademarks. The patent, an impressive milestone in India’s aquaculture sector, has been granted from 2011 and will be valid till 2030. The hatchery technology for mud crab (scientific name – Scylla serrata) that is in good demand in South-East Asian countries, where live crabs are highly preferred as a delicacy, has been developed by the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture, the research and development arm of the Marine Products Export Development Authority.