Great Salt Lake Artemia

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Great salt lake artemia.

Artemia are able to avoid cohabiting with most types of predators such as fish by their ability to live in waters of very high salinity up to 25. Many people who visit the great salt lake don t even notice the most numerous inhabitant of this ecosystem. Great salt lake brine shrimp cooperative inc. You ll see some of utah s top urban attractions like the mormon trail temple square old deseret village the state capitol building fort douglas and sites from the 2002 winter olympic games.

Look for the green label marked gsl. The male can be distinguished by his grasper antennae which almost look like a giant handlebar moustache and the female can often be seen with two small orange or pink egg sacs at the base of her tail. The cooperative was formed in 2006 when sixteen harvest companies joined together to create the great salt lake brine shrimp cooperative inc. Artemia international llc is a bulk supplier of artemia cysts brine shrimp and other specialty feeds and equipment for the aquaculture industry worldwide.

Although small they serve as an essential food source for millions of birds that breed or stopover at the great salt lake during migration and in recent years these shrimp support a multi million dollar commercial harvest. Artemia populations are found worldwide in inland saltwater lakes but not in oceans. Taxonomy distribution and conservation artemia salina was first described as cancer salinus by carl linnaeus in his systema naturae in 1758. Go sightseeing in salt lake city with ease on this 4 hour coach tour.

The great salt lake brine shrimp cooperative is a group of member companies working together to produce the world s finest artemia products from the world s greatest source great salt lake. All of our products have been tested certified and proven by. About great salt lake brine shrimp cooperative. Artemia cysts are used as live feed for larval stage fish and shrimp in hatcheries in europe asia central and south america and around the world.

However nowadays it is believed that the brine shrimp of this lake is another species a. Artemia occurs in vast numbers in the great salt lake where it is commercially important. Bio marine is world renowned for its high quality artemia cysts. We take pride in providing quality products and service in helping you achieve your goals in this ever changing industry.

Cooperative is the premier producer of high quality artemia cysts brine shrimp eggs in the world.