Working Waterscape: Brine Shrimping

This is part one of a two-part exploration into Great Salt Lake as a working waterscape. In this episode, we learn about brine shrimping! We dive into the ways the lake and brine shrimp contribute to our global food system. Great Salt Lake contributes over 40% of the global supply of brine shrimp, which are fed to larger shrimp, like prawns, and other fish cultivated through aquaculture. We hear about what it's like to work as a brine shrimper, the history of the Brine Shrimp Cooperative and the ways the industry is adaptively managed to ensure a sustainable harvest and healthy ecosystem. We learn how the health of the brine shrimp industry is inextricably tied to the health of the lake and explore what we can learn from brine shrimping as we find pathways to stay as the lake recedes.