Brine shrimp harvester update

November 15, 2012

Dear Brine Shrimp Harvester

A sampling run on the south arm of Great Salt Lake was conducted on November 13, 2012. The enumeration and analysis have been completed. All presented values are per liter of lake water.

• Cysts: 92.88
• Nauplii: 1.39
• Juveniles: 0.17
• Males: 0.28
• Total females: 0.24
• Females: 0.07
• Females with eggs/naups: 0.02
• Females with cysts: 0.16

The cumulative harvest poundage totals through harvest day November 14, 2012 are:

• Lake: 7,445,574
• Shore: 6,141,165
• Salt ponds: 20,075
• Total: 13,606,814

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

John Luft
Great Salt Lake Ecosystem Program Manager

NOTE: An error was discovered in the cumulative lake harvest reported for harvest date November 5. The corrected values from November 4 through November 14 are given below in pounds:

Harvest date	Cumulative     lake	Cumulative     harvest
November 04, 2012	5,046,092	10,479,892
November 05, 2012	5,400,917	10,968,366
November 06, 2012	5,726,368	11,425,055
November 07, 2012	6,002,192	11,799,347
November 08, 2012	6,023,862	11,961,008
November 09, 2012	6,023,862	11,967,380
November 10, 2012	6,023,862	11,981,330
November 11, 2012	6,023,862	12,011,890
November 12, 2012	6,315,700	12,359,771,
November 13, 2012	6,780,242	12,878,122
November 14, 2012	7,445,574	13,606,814