>Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 08:25:10 -0600
>From: "C. Greg Lutz" <glutz at agctr.lsu.edu>
>Organization: LSU Ag Center-Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service
>To: AQUA-L at killick.ifmt.nf.ca
>Subject: Brine Shrimp -
>Sender: owner-AQUA-L at killick.ifmt.nf.ca
>Reply-To: AQUA-L at killick.ifmt.nf.ca
>
>Gary Jensen at USDA passed this along this morning - might be time to
>stock up....
>
>> Emergency Brine Shrimp Closure. On Oct. 27, 1997, the Utah Div.
>>of Wildlife Resources ordered an emergency closure of the Great Salt Lake
>>brine shrimp egg harvest, due to threat of overharvesting and the poor
>>commercial quality of brine shrimp eggs. The harvesting season normally
>>runs from Oct. 1 through Jan. 31. About 90% of the brine shrimp eggs are
>>exported to prawn farms in Asia. [Assoc Press]
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