Demeter is growing brine shrimp with important macronutrients and feed components
Demeter Biosciences has discovered how to farm all stages of the brine shrimp life using sustainable microalgae. Brine shrimp biomass is rich in valuable carotenoids, amino acids (methionine and lysine), protein, and omega-3 fatty acids like DHA and EPA. These nutrients are valuable as raw materials for animal feeds.
Adult and juvenile brine shrimp biomass can be converted into a fish meal for fish and animal feeds. The product currently in development would be a mercury-free, sustainable, and cost-effective fish meal.
Fish meal produced today using wild-caught marine fish.
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Decapsulated brine shrimp cysts.
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How are brine shrimp produced today?
Brine shrimp are seasonally harvested from bodies of hypersaline water like the Great Salt Lake. These are limited resources that cannot meet our future brine shrimp needs [1]. Developing land-based on-demand growth systems is crucial for our future food security.
Cysts are naturally produced on salt lakes seasonally.
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Fishermen harvest cysts from a salt lake.
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1. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/great-salt-lake-brine-shrimp