Historical brine shrimp harvest data

Harvest year	Number of CORs	Total pounds*
1985–1986	n/a	298,035
1986–1987	n/a	1,887,300
1987–1988	n/a	7,012,775
1988–1989	n/a	6,806,415
1989–1990	n/a	10,268,232
1990–1991	n/a	8,927,818
1991–1992	26	13,532,797
1992–1993	20	10,172,399
1993–1994	18	8,864,092
1994–1995	29	6,485,954
1995–1996	63	14,749,596
1996–1997	79	14,679,498
1997–1998	79	6,113,695
1998–1999	79	4,606,352
1999–2000	79	2,631,853
2000–2001	79	19,963,087
2001–2002	79	18,287,569
2002–2003	79	25,729,490
2003–2004	79	5,007,709
2004–2005	79	6,821,167
2005–2006	79	9,716,700
2006–2007	79	17,344,187
2007–2008	79	14,817,210
2008–2009	79	19,646,933
2009–2010	79	19,830,451
2010–2011	79	24,423,031
2011–2012	79	20,030,610
2012–2013	79	28,825,109
2013–2014	79	32,070,464
2014–2015	79	26,227,664
2015–2016	79	26,505,250
2016–2017	79	33,139,017
2017–2018	79	35,124,642

*Total pounds of raw biomass harvested as reported by the harvest companies. Raw biomass includes cysts, empty shells, brine shrimp, algae, and other material. Yield of dry, processed cysts from the raw biomass varies annually.

CORs = Certificates of Registration and are analogous to harvesting permits. CORs were not issued until 1991.

The data presented here are from an unpublished internal report of the Division of Wildlife Resources and have not been verified for accuracy.