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Brine Shrimp Direct

Source of various grades and types of Brine Shrimp eggs from the USA.


UN FAO BBS Guide

Tank production and use of ongrown Artemia
Food Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FAO FISHERIES TECHNICAL PAPER 361


Edited by
Patrick Lavens and Patrick Sorgeloos
Laboratory of Aquaculture and Artemia Reference Center
University of Ghent
Ghent, Belgium
(TOC)


LiveBrineShrimp

Source of Live Brine Shrimp


SF Bay Brand Guide

San Fransisco Bay Brand guild to Artemia culture.


http://info.killies.palo-alto.ca.us/ref/feeding/live/cultured/artemia/bbs/refs/.images/2000_SRAC_702_bbs.pdf

Artemia Production for Marine Larval Fish Culture

Southern Regional Aquaculture Center, SRAC Publication #702, Granvil D. Treece author. Good section on enrichment of nauplii for marine larva and discussion of EPA/DHA fatty acids.

The brine shrimp (Artemia) is in the phylum Arthropoda, class Crustacea. Artemia are zooplankton, like copepods and Daphnia, which are used as live food in the aquarium trade and for marine finfish and crustacean larval culture. There are more than 50 geographical strains of Artemia. Many commercial harvesters and distributors sell brands of various qualities. Approximately 90 percent of the world’s commercial harvest of brine shrimp cysts (the dormant stage) comes from the Great Salt Lake in Utah. However, the lake’s cyst production is heavily influenced by freshwater inflow, and the supply varies dramatically. The cost of good quality cysts fluctuates with supply and demand; buyers might expect to pay $12 to $40 or more per pound (1/2 kg). Normally 200,000 to 300,000 nauplii might hatch from each gram of high quality cysts. This publication describes the process of hatching Artemia cysts for use as larval food for cultured species, and the benefits of Artemia as a food source.




bsdirect: Brine Shrimp Direct
https://www.brineshrimpdirect.com/brine-shrimp-eggs/san-francisco-strain-brine-shrimp-eggs/


fao: UN FAO BBS Guide
http://www.fao.org/3/W3732E/w3732e0p.htm


live: LiveBrineShrimp
https://www.livebrineshrimp.com/


sfbb: SF Bay Brand Guide
https://www.sfbb.com/images/uploaded/sfbb_hatchingbrineshrimp.pdf


srac: Artemia Production for Marine Larval Fish Culture
http://info.killies.palo-alto.ca.us/ref/feeding/live/cultured/artemia/bbs/refs/.images/2000_SRAC_702_bbs.pdf









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