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International Artemia Aquaculture Consortium

Conservation, management and sustainable utilisation of Artemia biodiversity

Artemia Reference Center

Ghent University

Profile

The Artemia Reference Center (ARC) is internationally recognised for its research and services in larviculture of fish and shellfish, with expertise that includes biology, strain characterisation and conservation, culture, nutritional enrichment, and the application of Artemia in industry.

ARC maintains the largest Artemia cyst collection globally. This extensive bioresource supports strain-specific research and advanced investigations in areas such as bacterial quorum sensing, gnotobiotic cultures, and larval immunology.

Contact details

Prof. Annelies Declercq
Director
Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center
Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
Campus Coupure - Blok F
Ghent University
Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Gent
Belgium
Mobile: +32-9-2643754
Fax: +32-9-2644193
Email: [email protected]