The Brine Shrimp Artemia Survives in DilutedWater of Lake Bunyampaka, an Inland Saline Lake in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorSserwadda, Martin
dc.contributor.authorKagambe, Edmond
dc.contributor.authorVan Stappen, Gilbert
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-03T12:22:38Z
dc.date.available2025-05-03T12:22:38Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractUgandan aquaculture is in the process of development; however, it requires access to an affordable live food source, such as brine shrimp Artemia. This study fits within a broader feasibility study of domestic Artemia production in salt lakes. Since Uganda is a landlocked country, the only opportunity for live water food sources lies in the salt lakes in the west of the country. This study used saline water from one of these lakes, Lake Bunyampaka (salinity 72 mg L−1). Two Artemia strains, i.e., the Great Salt Lake strain, which is the dominant strain on the market, and the Vinh Chau strain, which is by far the most inoculated strain in the world, were assayed for their survival, growth, and reproduction in diluted Lake Bunyampaka water, using natural seawater as control. The organisms were fed live freshly cultured microalgae Tetraselmis suecica ad libitum. Our study revealed that the Vinh Chau strain performed especially well in Lake Bunyampaka water diluted to 50 g L−1. The data presented in this study generate the first useful information for the future inoculation of Artemia in Lake Bunyampaka in Uganda, and hence domestic Artemia production in the country; however, further larger-scale laboratory work, followed by field trials, is still needed.
dc.identifier.citationSserwadda, M., Kagambe, E., & Van Stappen, G. (2018). The brine shrimp Artemia survives in diluted water of Lake Bunyampaka, an inland saline lake in Uganda. Water, 10(2), 189.doi:10.3390/w10020189
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.3390/w10020189
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/11369
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWater
dc.titleThe Brine Shrimp Artemia Survives in DilutedWater of Lake Bunyampaka, an Inland Saline Lake in Uganda
dc.typeArticle
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