bsdirect Brine Shrimp Direct Source of various grades and types of Brine Shrimp eggs from the USA. fao 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) live LiveBrineShrimp Source of Live Brine Shrimp

sfbb SF Bay Brand Guide San Fransisco Bay Brand guild to Artemia culture. srac 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.