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Lobster farming is increasingly capturing the attention of Indonesia’s Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, emerging as a significant sector alongside shrimp, tilapia, and seaweed cultivation. However, despite this growing interest, essential aspects of lobster farming technology remain underdeveloped. A critical area needing exploration is feeding behavior and dietary preferences of lobsters, as these factors are vital for their growth, survival, and behaviors such as cannibalism and molting. In this study, we aim to observe how green lobsters (Panulirus homarus) react to different types of natural food, specifically Acetes sp. and fresh anchovies, in varying quantities. We will evaluate the lobsters’ growth by measuring weight gain and length increase, alongside their overall survival rate. the research was conducted in submersible cages off the picturesque East Coast of Pangandaran, utilizing underwater CCTV technology to capture detailed footage of their feeding behaviors from June to November 2024. We applied a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) for our experimental setting, featuring four distinct treatments, each replicated four times. The treatments included: A (5% Acetes sp.), B (8% Acetes sp.), C (5% anchovies), and D (8% anchovies). Preliminary findings reveal varied growth rates across different treatments: treatment A showed a growth rate of x%, while B was at xx%, treatment C at xx%, and treatment D reached 35%. The most considerable length increase was noted at 20 mm for treatment A, followed closely by 21 mm for treatments B, C, and D. Regarding weight, treatment A averaged 44 mg, treatment B 63 mg, treatment C 56 mg, and treatment D 30 mg. Notably, observations from the underwater CCTV indicated that the lobsters exhibited consistent food preference patterns, demonstrating a strong inclination toward natural food sources.

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Lobster, Growth, Survival Rate, Natural Food, Feeding Behavior.

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Rita Rostika, Fisheries Study Program, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Universitas Padjadjaran

Fisheries Study Program, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Universitas Padjadjaran

Hefni Effendi, Department of Water Resources Management, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, IPB University

Department of Water Resources Management, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, IPB University

Mochamad Ikhsan Cahya Utama, Tropical Marine Fisheries Study Program, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Universitas Padjadjaran

Tropical Marine Fisheries Study Program, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Universitas Padjadjaran

Lady Ayu Sri Wijayanti , Tropical Marine Fisheries Study Program, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Universitas Padjadjaran

Tropical Marine Fisheries Study Program, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Universitas Padjadjaran

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