Artemia

Aquanzo, a startup that plans to farm Artemia in land-based systems for the aquafeed market, recently raised £1.2 million to help them to upscale their production.

Sub-Saharan Africa's limited aquaculture supply creates an excellent opportunity for Kenya's fish farming sector, giving it the potential to bank on favourable climate conditions and untapped land and water resources.

Anyone doubting the positive impact that academia can have on the development of the aquaculture industry should look at the example of Can Tho University in Vietnam – an institution that has been central to the meteoric rise of the country’s aquaculture secto…

Some of the leading figures in Artemia research are planning to join forces and launch an International Artemia Aquaculture Consortium (IAAC) later this year.

Artemia are valuable as live feeds for the early life stages of shrimp. While they might be expensive, if used correctly – as explained below – they should fully justify the investment