International Artemia Aquaculture Consortium

To launch the new International Artemia Aquaculture Consortium, led by Patrick Sorgeloos, this conference series brings together professionals working on artemia from all around the world. This event was a presentation on the world of Artemia for Saxon Bosworth, who was researching Artemia for an article for National Geographic. Keep up to date on Saxon’s article via Instagram.

Presentation timestamps

• 0:00 Introduction (Saxon Bosworth).
• 1:39 Brief introduction of International Artemia Aquaculture Consortium (Patrick Sorgeloos)
• 7:37 The extremophile Artemia and its unique properties to survive in extreme dry conditions and how the Artemia cyst compound trehalose allows to convert red blood cells into a long-lasting bio-active powder (Jim Clegg)
• 17:40 Artemia genetics, difference between bisexual and parthenogenetic Artemia (Gonzalo Gajardo)
• 35:55 History and status of Artemia production in Brazil (Marcos Camara)
• 47:09 History of the commercial exploitation of GSL Artemia (Don Leonard)
• 55:05 Role of Asia Regional Artemia Reference Center (Sui Liying)
• 1:05:23 Socio economics of Artemia farming in artisanal salt works in the Mekong delta (Nguyen Van Hoa)
• 1:20:22 History of Artemia farming in Thailand (Montakan Tamtin)
• 1:28:08 History of Artemia production in Iran (Naser Agh)
• 1:42:30 History of Artemia farming in Kenya (Betty Nyonje)
• 1:57:51 The regulation of cell quiescence (in cancer cell lines) using diapause genes of Artemia (Yang Wei Jun)
• 2:06:43 History of commercial Artemia cyst exploitation in Russia (Patrick Sorgeloos presenting on behalf of Ludmila Litvinienko)
• 2:14:40 Sourcing, upgrading and improving the use of Artemia in world aquaculture (Eddy Naessens)
• 2:30:18 Discussion.

Programme

Thursday June 3 at 4pm GMT

• Welcome and setting the scene
  Saxon Bosworth
• Brief introduction of International Artemia Aquaculture Consortium
  Patrick Sorgeloos
• The extremophile Artemia and its unique properties to survive in extreme dry conditions and how the Artemia cyst compound trehalose allows to convert red blood cells into a long-lasting bio-active powder
  Jim Clegg
• Artemia genetics – difference between bisexual and parthenogenetic Artemia
  Gonzalo Gajardo
• History of the commercial exploitation of GSL Artemia
  Don Leonard
• Sourcing, upgrading and improving the use of Artemia in world aquaculture
  Eddy Naessens
• History and status of Artemia production in Brazil
  Marcos Camara

Friday June 4 at 7am GMT

• Welcome and setting the scene
  Saxon Bosworth
• Role of Asia Regional Artemia Reference Center
  Sui Liying
• History of commercial Artemia cyst exploitation in Russia
  Ludmila Litvinienko
• Socio economics of Artemia farming in artisanal salt works in the Mekong delta
  Nguyen Van Hoa
• History of Artemia farming in Thailand
  Montakan Tamtin
• History of Artemia production in Iran
  Naser Agh
• History of Artemia farming in Kenya
  Betty Nyonje
• The regulation of cell quiescence (in cancer cell lines) using diapause genes of Artemia
  Yang Wei Jun