Project: Recycling of nutrients in eutrophicated coastal waters of the Mekong delta, Vietnam, by Artemia production

2009-01-01 – 2012-12-31

Abstract

The brine shrimp Artemia is cultured in Vietnam combined with salt pond production. This organism is a non-selective but very efficient filtrator of particles from the water. This project studies to what extent Artemia culture in the very eutrophic effluents of local shrimp culture ponds can contribute to a reduction of the organic load of the Mekong delta coastal waters.