KENDRAPARA: The delicious mud crab has disappeared from menu in coastal Kendrapara district and other areas due to rampant catching of baby crabs by fishermen and other reasons. Reports said the population of mud crab is declining year after year. A few years back, fish markets in Kendrapara and its nearby areas used to be flooded with basketful of mud crabs but now crab has become a rare sight in fish markets. Even if there are some mud crabs they are very small in size and lacking maturity. The mud crabs (Scylla serrata) live in brackish water of mangroves in Mahakalapada and Rajnagar blocks of Kendrapara district. Many fishermen have expressed concern over depletion of the mud crab population of red variety.