Benchmarking is a process used to compare products, services, processes, and organizations that might require improvement against known internal or external leaders. There are two types of benchmarking: competitive benchmarking and technical benchmarking.
The megalopa later moults into a stage one crab. Stage one crabs are only about 4 mm wide, but frequent moults mean that they grow very quickly. It is thought that wild mud crabs grow to around 10 cm in width in about a year and become sexual mature in about two years.The typical life span of a mud crab is thought to be three to four years.he megalopa later moults into a stage one crab. Stage one crabs are only about 4 mm wide, but frequent moults mean that they grow very quickly. It is thought that wild mud crabs grow to around 10 cm in width in about a year and become sexual mature in about two years.
The estimated abundance of female adult (age 1+) crabs is 97 million, which is below the target of 215 million, but above the overfished threshold of 70 million. The record high recruitment of 587 million juvenile crabs in 2012 is also highlighted.