56 min
The Brine Shrimp Harvest Industry (with Ashley Kijowski) Gettin' Fishy With It
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- Life Sciences
In this episode, “The Brine Shrimp Harvest Industry”, the crew is joined by wildlife biologist, Ashley Kijowski, as they discuss the history of artemia cyst harvesting in Utah's Great Salt Lake and how these "shrimpy" little critters are not shrimp at all!
This podcast is brought to you by the brine shrimp, Artemia salina. Popularized in the early 60’s, these tiny household pets were marketed as sea monkeys. However they have nary a trait that monkeys possess. They do not eat fruit, nor do they groom each other. One would certainly question the first creators of this live product. But then again, thanks to them, the brine shrimp has become a household name, hoisted into the limelight over its other shrimpy cousins. The brine shrimp can be found walking the red carpet of fish award shows signing autographs for new hobbyists. Cheers to you, brine shrimp.
Thanks for listening to Gettin’ Fishy With It! You can find our website with show notes at https://gettingfishypod.substack.com/. You can find us on twitter at @gettinfishypod, and on Instagram @gettingfishypod. You can also find us on Facebook and LinkedIn. If you want to drop us an email, you can send your complaints (or questions!) to gettingfishypod@gmail.com.
Our theme music is “Best Time” by FASSOUNDS. Our audio is edited by Amber Park Chiodini. Amber has her own podcast all about movies, called So What Happens Next?
We very much appreciate you taking the time to listen to our twenty-fifth episode! Please help out the podcast by subscribing on your podcast platform of choice. If you could leave us a review, that would be super helpful!
If you would like to support the show, you can sign up as a paid member on our Substack, or you can buy us a coffee!
Thanks and we’ll “sea” you again in two weeks!
In this episode, “The Brine Shrimp Harvest Industry”, the crew is joined by wildlife biologist, Ashley Kijowski, as they discuss the history of artemia cyst harvesting in Utah's Great Salt Lake and how these "shrimpy" little critters are not shrimp at all!
This podcast is brought to you by the brine shrimp, Artemia salina. Popularized in the early 60’s, these tiny household pets were marketed as sea monkeys. However they have nary a trait that monkeys possess. They do not eat fruit, nor do they groom each other. One would certainly question the first creators of this live product. But then again, thanks to them, the brine shrimp has become a household name, hoisted into the limelight over its other shrimpy cousins. The brine shrimp can be found walking the red carpet of fish award shows signing autographs for new hobbyists. Cheers to you, brine shrimp.
Thanks for listening to Gettin’ Fishy With It! You can find our website with show notes at https://gettingfishypod.substack.com/. You can find us on twitter at @gettinfishypod, and on Instagram @gettingfishypod. You can also find us on Facebook and LinkedIn. If you want to drop us an email, you can send your complaints (or questions!) to gettingfishypod@gmail.com.
Our theme music is “Best Time” by FASSOUNDS. Our audio is edited by Amber Park Chiodini. Amber has her own podcast all about movies, called So What Happens Next?
We very much appreciate you taking the time to listen to our twenty-fifth episode! Please help out the podcast by subscribing on your podcast platform of choice. If you could leave us a review, that would be super helpful!
If you would like to support the show, you can sign up as a paid member on our Substack, or you can buy us a coffee!
Thanks and we’ll “sea” you again in two weeks!
56 min