After the gold rush: A review of Artemia cyst production in northeastern Brazil
The genus Artemia (Crustacea; Anostraca) is a complex of sibling species and superspecies defined by the criterion of reproductive isolation. Two sexual species are represented in the New World: Artemia persimilis and Artemia franciscana. In Brazil, Artemia franciscana populations are found on a yea...
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doaj-b7ceff2525a94fa8a64cec72ce2832e72020-11-25T02:59:34ZengElsevierAquaculture Reports2352-51342020-07-0117100359After the gold rush: A review of Artemia cyst production in northeastern BrazilMarcos R. Camara0Department of Oceanography and Limnology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 59078-900, BrazilThe genus Artemia (Crustacea; Anostraca) is a complex of sibling species and superspecies defined by the criterion of reproductive isolation. Two sexual species are represented in the New World: Artemia persimilis and Artemia franciscana. In Brazil, Artemia franciscana populations are found on a year-round and permanent basis in Rio Grande do Norte as a result of inoculations made in Macau in April 1977 with cysts from a San Francisco Bay (California, USA) stock. Through the years, introduced Artemia dispersed to over 40,000 ha of saltworks and became an important asset in the development of a successful shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) culture industry in northeastern Brazil. On a yearly basis, a substantial part (approximately 20 %) of the 20 tonnes of cysts currently used by the Brazilian shrimp culture industry is harvested in local saltworks. However, there are growing concerns about the long-term sustainability of current harvesting practices. Not only Artemia is being collected in a reduced area (several hundred hectares of saltworks have been converted to shrimp grow-out ponds), but most importantly, there are indications that overharvesting of cysts has caused a directional reproductive shift to ovoviviparity (direct production of free-living nauplii) in local brine shrimp populations. The sustainable harvesting of Artemia franciscana cysts in Brazilian salterns is critical for ecological, social and economic reasons. Careful management of this essential resource requires a science-based approach with eyes open for the possible effects of exploitation-induced selection before it seriously impacts the viability of this emerging form of extractive aquaculture.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513419304594ArtemiaCystsAquacultureSmall-scale fisheriesBrazil |
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After the gold rush: A review of Artemia cyst production in northeastern Brazil |
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After the gold rush: A review of Artemia cyst production in northeastern Brazil |
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The genus Artemia (Crustacea; Anostraca) is a complex of sibling species and superspecies defined by the criterion of reproductive isolation. Two sexual species are represented in the New World: Artemia persimilis and Artemia franciscana. In Brazil, Artemia franciscana populations are found on a year-round and permanent basis in Rio Grande do Norte as a result of inoculations made in Macau in April 1977 with cysts from a San Francisco Bay (California, USA) stock. Through the years, introduced Artemia dispersed to over 40,000 ha of saltworks and became an important asset in the development of a successful shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) culture industry in northeastern Brazil. On a yearly basis, a substantial part (approximately 20 %) of the 20 tonnes of cysts currently used by the Brazilian shrimp culture industry is harvested in local saltworks. However, there are growing concerns about the long-term sustainability of current harvesting practices. Not only Artemia is being collected in a reduced area (several hundred hectares of saltworks have been converted to shrimp grow-out ponds), but most importantly, there are indications that overharvesting of cysts has caused a directional reproductive shift to ovoviviparity (direct production of free-living nauplii) in local brine shrimp populations. The sustainable harvesting of Artemia franciscana cysts in Brazilian salterns is critical for ecological, social and economic reasons. Careful management of this essential resource requires a science-based approach with eyes open for the possible effects of exploitation-induced selection before it seriously impacts the viability of this emerging form of extractive aquaculture. |
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