Utah's Brine-Shrimp Population Plummets.(Originated from The Salt Lake Tribune) From: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | Date: October 23, 1997| Author: Woolf, Jim | COPYRIGHT 1997 Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Oct. 23--Brine-shrimp numbers in the Great Salt Lake have plummeted this year, prompting the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to propose an early end to the commercial fishing season.

"The population is down 75 percent over previous years," said Randy Radant, chief of aquatic resources for the state agency. The reason, he noted, is probably declining salinity as wet weather sends more fresh water into the salty, land-locked lake.

The fishing season...

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