Brine shrimp harvester update

November 23, 2011

Dear Brine Shrimp Harvester

A sampling run on the south arm of Great Salt Lake was conducted on November 21, 2011. The enumeration and analysis have been completed. All presented values are per liter of lake water.

• Cysts: 78.6
• Nauplii: 3.1
• Juveniles: 0.62
• Males: 0.29
• Total females: 0.24
• Females: 0.07
• Females with eggs/naups: 0.05
• Females with cysts: 0.12

The cumulative harvest poundage totals through harvest day November 22, 2011 are:

• Lake: 6,275,020
• Shore: 3,691,100
• Salt ponds: 86,400
• Total: 10,052,520

Thank you for your support of our work at The Great Salt Lake Ecosystem Program.

John Luft
Great Salt Lake Ecosystem Program Manager

NOTE:We discovered errors in the cumulative lake harvest reported for harvest dates November 11 and 21. The corrected values from November 9 through November 21 are given below in pounds:

Harvest date	Cumulative     lake	Cumulative     harvest
November 09, 2011	4,732,131	7,419,071
November 10, 2011	5,003,565	7,727,555
November 11, 2011	5,357,440	8,097,480
November 12, 2011	5,357,440	8,103,480
November 13, 2011	5,373,785	8,131,375
November 14, 2011	5,458,521	8,241,371
November 15, 2011	5,514,386	8,364,106
November 16, 2011	5,535,641	8,469,361
November 17, 2011	5,621,567	8,678,917
November 18, 2011	5,621,567	8,747,917
November 19, 2011	5,621,567	8,869,417
November 20, 2011	5,621,567	9,033,007
November 21, 2011	5,986,708	9,611,808