Using “Unconventional Agricultural Water” a New Approach for Artemia Greenhouse Cultivation
Using “Unconventional Agricultural Water” a New Approach for
Artemia Greenhouse Cultivation
According to the public relations office of the Artemia
Research Center of the country, quoted by the Western Azerbaijan Agricultural
and Natural Resources Research Center, Artemia is the main food of shrimp,
marine fish, ornamental fishes and sturgeon in the early stages of growth and
larval stage. Eliminating Artemia from the aquatic nutrition system leads to
the collapse of the aquaculture industry. In addition, Artemia increases the
safety and survival of aquatic larvae and currently there is no substitute for
feeding the post-shrimp larval stage.
The head of the Artemia Research Center of the country, Dr.
Nekouei Fard, stated that the breeding and production of Artemia requires a lot
of water resources. He added, “unconventional water resources” can be used for
Artemi production especially in the agricultural sector. One of the important
goals of this center is the development and reproduction of Artemia from the
unconventional waters of the agricultural sector, not only in West Azerbaijan,
but also in the whole country.
Dr. Nekouei Fard pointed out that there is a pilot project
in Aran and Bidgol cities in Isfahan province, which has created a pilot and
extension farm for Artemia reproduction in about one thousand square meters.
The results of this project were very fruitful. This farm has been implemented
as field trials and will be expected to be extended in real farm size.
