Assessment of the production potential of an emerging Artemia population in the Aral Sea, Uzbekistan

The objective of this study was to provide information on the developing parthenogenetic Artemia population in the Uzbek part of the Aral Sea, and to assess its potential for commercial exploitation. A sampling campaign was designed for abiotic factors (temperature, salinity, transparency) and Artemia population parameters at least once monthly in the period March–October of the years 2005–2007.