Resources ofPortunus pelagicusin Penghu Inner Bay Among all of the 34 species in 11 families collected by bottom gill nets, there were 15 species belong to Family Portunidae. The species with commercial value, such asPortunus pelagicus ,Charybdis natator ,Charybdis granulate ,Charybdis feriatus , accounted for 31.4% of total harvest weight. Meanwhile, which means a high percentage of untargeted catch. The seasonal variation ofP. pelagicusrevealed that there were two peaks in a year, March to April and August to October respectively. Fishery Biology ofPortunus pelagicus Among the total number of 242P. pelagicus , the monthly sex ratio is between 0.31-0.80, with an annual average of 0.58. Productive activity happens all year round; moreover, February to April and July to September are the peak periods. The minimum carapace width of mature female crabs with a GSI value above two and ovigerous crabs are both 11.3cm. The batch fecundity increases with the body size on ovigerous crabs. The average of batch fecundity is between 1,112,455±529,925.