The history, present status and prospects of the availability of Artemia cysts for aquaculture

This paper provides an overview of the history of Artemia cyst provision worldwide since the 1950s. It allows a better assessment of the current situation, characterized by poor yields from the main harvest site, the Great Salt Lake in Utah, USA, and to make prognoses about future supplies and deman...

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Published inAquaculture Vol. 181; no. 3; pp. 397 - 403
Main Authors Lavens, Patrick, Sorgeloos, Patrick
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 15.01.2000
Elsevier Science
Elsevier Sequoia S.A
Subjects
Algae
Animal aquaculture
Animal productions
Aquaculture
Artemia
Biological and medical sciences
Brackish
Crustacea
Cysts
Fish hatcheries
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Hatchery
Invertebrate aquaculture
Marine
Shellfish
United States
North America
Utah
America
USA, Utah, Great Salt L
Cysts
Artemia
Hatchery
Availability
Brackish water environment
Egg
Multiyear variation
Crustacea
Salt lake
Follow up study
Arthropoda
Animal
Invertebrata
Branchiopoda
Aquaculture
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Summary:This paper provides an overview of the history of Artemia cyst provision worldwide since the 1950s. It allows a better assessment of the current situation, characterized by poor yields from the main harvest site, the Great Salt Lake in Utah, USA, and to make prognoses about future supplies and demands.
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ISSN:0044-8486
1873-5622
DOI:10.1016/S0044-8486(99)00233-1