The
head of the Iranian Artemia Research Center said: If the condition of Lake
Urmia is improved and its ecological balance is reached, all the country's need
for Artemia, which is the only living creature of this lake, will be
provided. Dr. Nekoui Fard referred to the import of 70 tons of Artemia
per year and added: The cost of importing Artemia is $ 80 to $ 100 per
kilogram. He mentioned that a center of about 200 hectares in Kerman and a
center of about 10 hectares in the Fesenduz
distict of Miandoab County are active
in the production and reproduction of Artemia. He also said that five
tons of Artemia biomass and 100 kg of Artemia cysts are produced per
hectare of the earthen ponds. The price per kilogram of Artemia is
around $ 50 to $ 130.