Meeting with Mr Saxon Bosworth

VC meeting with Mr Saxon Bosworth who is preparing an article on Artemia for National Geographic magazine with some members of the International Artemia Aquaculture Consortium (in formation)

Thursday June 3 at 4pm GMT

Saxon Bosworth: welcome and setting the scene
Patrick Sorgeloos: brief introduction of International Artemia Aquaculture Consortium
Jim Clegg: the extremophile Artemia and its unique properties to survive in extreme dry conditions and how the Artemia cyst compound trehalose allows to convert red blood cells into a long-lasting bio-active powder
Gonzalo Gajardo: Artemia genetics – difference between bisexual and parthenogenetic Artemia
Don Leonard: history of the commercial exploitation of GSL Artemia
Eddy Naessens: sourcing, upgrading and improving the use of Artemia in world aquaculture
Marcos Camara: history and status of Artemia production in Brazil

Friday June 4 at 7am GMT

Saxon Bosworth: welcome and setting the scene
Sui Liying: role of Asia Regional Artemia Reference Center
Ludmila Litvinienko: history of commercial Artemia cyst exploitation in Russia
Nguyen Van Hoa: socio economics of Artemia farming in artisanal salt works in the Mekong delta
Montakan Tamtin: history of Artemia farming in Thailand
Naser Agh: history of Artemia production in Iran
Betty Nyonje: history of Artemia farming in Kenya
Yang Wei Jun: the regulation of cell quiescence (in cancer cell lines) using diapause genes of Artemia

List of Artemia Consortium Participants:

Belgium:
– Artemia Reference Center, Ghent University: Patrick Sorgeloos and Gilbert Van Stappen
– INVE Aquaculture Cie: Eddy Naessens
Brazil: Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte: Marcos Camara
Chile: Los Lagos University, Osorno: Gonzalo Gajardo
China:
– Asia Regional Artemia Reference Center, Tianjin University of Science & Technology:
Sui Liying
– Zhejiang University: Wei Jun Yang
Iran: Artemia & Aquaculture Research Institute, Urmia University: Naser Agh
Kenya: Kenya Marine Fisheries Research Institute: Betty Nyonje
Russia:
– State Agrarian University of the Northern Trans-Urals, Tyumen: Liudmila Litvinenko
Thailand:
– Department of Fisheries, Petchaburi Coastal Aquaculture Institute: Montakan Tamtin
USA:
– Bodega Marine Lab, University of California: Jim Clegg
– Great Salt Lake Brine Shrimp Cooperative: Don Leonard

Compilation of presentations:

(To download see https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/nIFtUSHUB9)

Youtube video of the presentations and discussion:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ_ZMd7Xt68&t=9s

In launch of the new International Artemia Aquaculture Consortium, led by Patrick Sorgeloos, this conference series brings together professionals working on artemia from all around the world. This event was a presentation on the world of artemia for Saxon Bosworth, who was researching artemia for an article for National Geographic. Keep up to date on Saxon’s article via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SAXONBOSWORTH/

Presentations:

0:00 Saxon Bosworth: Introduction
1:39 Patrick Sorgeloos: brief introduction of International Artemia Aquaculture Consortium
7:37 Jim Clegg: the extremophile Artemia and its unique properties to survive in extreme dry conditions and how the Artemia cyst compound trehalose allows to convert red blood cells into a long-lasting bio-active powder
17:40 Gonzalo Gajardo: Artemia genetics, difference between bisexual and parthenogenetic Artemia
35:55 Marcos Camara: history and status of Artemia production in Brazil
47:09 Don Leonard: history of the commercial exploitation of GSL Artemia
55:05 Sui Liying: role of Asia Regional Artemia Reference Center
1:05:23 Nguyen Van Hoa: socio economics of Artemia farming in artisanal salt works in the Mekong delta
1:20:22 Montakan Tamtin: history of Artemia farming in Thailand
1:28:08 Naser Agh: history of Artemia production in Iran
1:42:30 Betty Nyonje: history of Artemia farming in Kenya
1:57:51 Yang Wei Jun: the regulation of cell quiescence (in cancer cell lines) using diapause genes of Artemia
2:06:43 Patrick Sorgeloos presenting on behalf of Ludmila Litvinienko: history of commercial Artemia cyst exploitation in Russia
2:14:40 Eddy Naessens: sourcing, upgrading and improving the use of Artemia in world aquaculture
2:30:18 Discussion

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