Ocean Watch - Brine shrimp a valuable resource

From: Honolulu Star - Bulletin | Date: March 3, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

A reader notes that pet shops sell brine shrimp in vinyl bags at a reasonable price.

"The shrimp appear to be hardy, and can be kept alive in the refrigerator," he writes. "I know from experience they're not easy to grow, so how is it they're so readily available?"

The word brine means super-salty water, and brine shrimp are well named. These creatures thrive in an environment lethal to almost all other animals on the planet.

Brine shrimp, however, don't require such hostile conditions to live. These shrimp can survive from 10 percent salt water (sea water is about 3 percent salt) up to a ...

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