International Artemia Aquaculture Consortium

The International Artemia Aquaculture Consortium (IAAC) hosted a webinar on Management of the Artemia Resources of the Great Salt Lake, 5 May 2022, at 14:00 UTC. The purpose of the webinar was to familiarise participants with recent international developments in Artemia research cooperation, and to examine the Great Salt Lake as a case study in successful management of Artemia resources in a multi-stakeholder environment.

Introduction by Simon Wilkinson, Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific, and Patrick Sorgeloos, Artemia Reference Center, Belgium, at the Webinar on Management of Artemia Resources of the Great Salt Lake, Utah USA.

Presentation by Thomas Bosteels, Great Salt Lake Brine Shrimp Cooperative Inc., at the Webinar on Management of Artemia Resources of the Great Salt Lake, Utah USA.

Presentation by Timothy Hawkes, Utah State Representative, at the Webinar of Management of Artemia Resources of the Great Salt Lake, Utah USA.

Presentation by Thomas Bosteels, Great Salt Lake Brine Shrimp Cooperative Inc., at the Webinar on Management of Artemia Resources of the Great Salt Lake, Utah USA.

Presentation by Timothy Hawkes, Utah State Representative, at the Webinar of Management of Artemia Resources of the Great Salt Lake, Utah USA.

Q&A and panel discussion at the Webinar on Management of Artemia Resources of the Great Salt Lake, Utah USA.

Closing remarks by Mike Rust, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA, at the Webinar on Management of Artemia Resources of the Great Salt Lake, Utah USA.

The webinar, held on 4 May 2022, was necessitated by the fact that Artemia production has been ongoing on the continent for more than four decades, similar to Asia, but without any distinctive levels of success. The world demand for Artemia cysts has continued to increase and annual consumption is now estimated at 3,500 – 4,000 tonnes with Asia being the largest producer and consumer globally while Africa lags behind in both production and utilisation, despite Artemia having been introduced on the two continents at the same time. Diverse levels of Artemia activities in different African countries were presented, to take stock of where the continent is, explore opportunities and address the various challenges impeding the production and utilisation of Artemia for improved livelihoods and overall aquaculture development in Africa. A report and video recordings of the presentations are available.

Presentation by Betty Mindraa Nyonje, Eric Okuku (Director, KMFRI) and Patrick Sorgeloos at the "Webinar on the History of Artemia activities in Africa".

Presentation by Prof. Rasowo, Technical University of Mombasa, Kenya & Eddy Naessens, INVE Aquaculture, Belgium, at the "Webinar on the History of Artemia Activities in Africa".

Presentation by Morine Mukami, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, at the "Webinar on History of Artemia Activities in Africa".

Presentation by Mohamed Salah Romdhane, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences of Tunisia, at the "Webinar on History of Artemia Activities in Africa".

Presentation by Gilbert Van Stappen, Artemia Reference Center, Ghent University, Belgium, at the "Webinar on History of Artemia Activities in Africa".

Presentation by Martin Serrwanda, Mountains of the Moon University, Uganda, at the "Webinar on History of Artemia Activities in Africa".