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 wo rldwide since the 1950s. It allows a better assessment of the current situa tion, characterized by poor yields from the main harvest site, the Great Sa lt Lake in Utah, USA, and to make prognoses about future supplies and deman ds. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.