Annual brine shrimp harvest totals
Year-end harvest reports
The following charts show the total pounds of raw biomass harvested each season in both arms of the Great Salt Lake, as reported by the harvest companies. Raw biomass includes cysts, empty shells, brine shrimp, algae and other materials. As per DWR Administrative Rule R657-52-12, harvest seasons usually begin in October and end in January.
The data presented here are from an unpublished internal report by the Division of Wildlife Resources and have not been verified for accuracy.
| Harvest year | Number of CORs1 | Total pounds2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | N/A | 298,035 |
| 1986-87 | N/A | 1,887,300 |
| 1987-88 | N/A | 7,012,775 |
| 1988-89 | N/A | 6,806,415 |
| 1989-90 | N/A | 10,268,232 |
| 1990-91 | N/A | 8,927,818 |
| 1991-92 | 26 | 13,532,797 |
| 1992-93 | 20 | 10,172,399 |
| 1993-94 | 18 | 8,864,092 |
| 1994-95 | 29 | 6,485,954 |
| 1995-96 | 63 | 14,749,596 |
| 1996-97 | 79 | 14,679,498 |
| 1997-98 | 79 | 6,113,695 |
| 1998-99 | 79 | 4,606,352 |
| 1999-2000 | 79 | 2,631,853 |
| 2000-01 | 79 | 19,963,087 |
| 2001-02 | 79 | 18,287,569 |
| 2002-03 | 79 | 25,729,490 |
| 2003-04 | 79 | 5,007,709 |
| 2004-05 | 79 | 6,821,167 |
| 2005-06 | 79 | 9,716,700 |
| 2006-07 | 79 | 17,344,187 |
| 2007-08 | 79 | 14,817,210 |
| 2008-09 | 79 | 19,646,933 |
| 2009-10 | 79 | 19,830,451 |
| 2010-11 | 79 | 24,423,031 |
| 2011-12 | 79 | 20,030,610 |
| 2012-13 | 79 | 28,825,109 |
| 2013-14 | 79 | 32,070,464 |
| 2014-15 | 79 | 26,227,664 |
| 2015-16 | 79 | 26,505,250 |
| 2016-17 | 79 | 33,139,017 |
| 2017-18 | 79 | 35,124,642 |
| 2018-19 | 79 | 33,444,500 |
| 2019-20 | 79 | 47,043,796 |
| 2020-21 | 79 | 27,816,810 |
| 2021-22 | 79 | 29,494,915 |
| 2022-23 | 79 | 19,604,959 |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 28,747,401 |
| 2024-25 | 79 | 30,145,374 |
| 2025-26 | 79 | 39,979,874 |
1CORs = Certificates of Registration and are analogous to harvesting permits. CORs were not issued until 1991.
2Total 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.