The invention relates to fishing and can be used to harvest cysts of the Artemia crustacean from the lake water area
Research
As a full-cycle manufacturer and a company with a Big history
Our whole manufacture would be impossible without the laboratory, which is a so called compass for what we are doing.
During the processing, controlled tests of a single batch are done at least 7 times, that why we can always guarantee hight stable quality every batch of our product.
As a result of all our investigations our laboratory have found certain regularities between the natural factors, exact Artemia generations and purity level and the hatching level of the ready-made product, which has already undergone all processing stages.
If you ask Ms Galina, our research director, she can tell you that if we are going to use natural resources in an ecological way, then we have to know all the details about hypersaline lakes and their hydrobionts. It helps to maintain Artemia population without disturbing the natural balance of the lake’s ecosystem.
For several years, Arsal has been an active member of the international Artemia consortium led by Patrick Sorgeloos. This allows our team to stay on top of trends and share our experience working with this amazing crustacean
International Artemia Aquaculture Consortium
Go to ConsortiumYou can download FAQ publication
Manual on Artemia production and useThis is a manual for all those who are using Artemia or have an interest in this organism, whether as a source of live food in the hatchery, as a model organism in research, or for other purpose. It is intended for those who wish to update their knowledge on its biology, production or its use, but also for those who want to learn about Artemia for the first time.
In addition, in 2024, our company became the basis for the creation of the international consortium «InterAquatex», which unites several countries – Russia, South Africa, and Malaysia. With the aim of implementing joint projects in the field of research and development in the study of the biology and productivity of aquaculture, and the introduction of modern methods and approaches to improving the production performance of products based on Artemia and other aquacultures.
All the information about the previous investigations is kept in the laboratory’s database. We are glad to share with our clients and partners all the information concerning our experiments and investigations, to discuss topical questions about the aquaculture and show them our manufacturing processes.
Predictive Examinations
We carry out this research in spring 3-4 months before collecting cysts. We examine Great Yarovoye Lake and check the current state and amount of phytoplankton, the concentration of the newborn nauplii and their growth speed, inspect the values of the abiotic factors, put all the information into the database, compare it with the values from the previous year. Predictive examinations let us know the cyclic changes of the lake’s biosphere and the probable time for the cyst collecting.
Initial Examinations
After this type of examination we start collecting raw products. Firstly, we do test collecting of the cysts from the lake and check impurity content in the laboratory. That may include dead Artemia crustaceans (biomass), last year shells. So we can delay collecting cysts for a few days if we see that cysts purity does not meet the company standards.
Practical Examinations
Production process is not possible without them. During all the processing stages, laboratory assistants accompany each batch of cysts from the collecting stage till the transportation of the ready-made product. While performing the salt washing they check our cysts for the admixture content and their germinating capacity. During the temperature activation every 30 days, while the cysts are in the state of diapauses (from 3 to 6 months) we check their hatching capacity. After the fresh water washing and drying we check the humidity level and the purity and then do the control tests for the germinating capacity. After that we distribute the ready-made product into categories.
Scientific Research
Production process is not possible without them. During all the processing stages, laboratory assistants accompany each batch of cysts from the collecting stage till the transportation of the ready-made product. While performing the salt washing they check our cysts for the admixture content and their germinating capacity. During the temperature activation every 30 days, while the cysts are in the state of diapauses (from 3 to 6 months) we check their hatching capacity. After the fresh water washing and drying we check the humidity level and the purity and then do the control tests for the germinating capacity. After that we distribute the ready-made product into categories.
Laboratory staff
Tsareva Galina
Every company is sure has people who hold everything together. Galina is such a person for us. She has been deputy general research director and chief of the laboratory in Arsal from the very beginning. Thanks to her you can get such stable product of high quality.
She has woman’s charm and demanding character of a leader. We always wonder where she gets so much energy. She carries out labour-intensive research, directs the laboratory, checks the manufacturing process and tells our guests everything about our favorite Artemia. And she speaks so enthusiastically that our sales manager does not even have time to translate her speech.
Galina visited Belgium, the USA, Vietnam, China, Thailand in order to exchange knowledge with the famous scientists in aquaculture and biochemistry. She wrote patent works and research works about Great Yarovoye Lake and biological regularities of crustaceans’ life. Galina is a chemist by education and she often says that inside the cysts during their diapause a great chemical plant keeps working. If you come and visit us, we will surely introduce you to this amazing woman.
Yudina Elena
She is the principal engineer in our laboratory. Elena has been working in Arsal since 1999. And we know her as an even-tempered, responsible employee, who is very dependable when it comes to her work.
She is responsible for the daily tests of the product, and together with the head of the laboratory she carries out scientific research. She keeps track of events and checks quality control of the cysts starting from their collecting till the moment when they are packed. And we are absolutely sure that the terminal product will have the required hatching level, purity and humidity.
Vysochenko Alla
Alla has been working in Arsal since 2015. We shared our experience with Alla and now she is helping us with the preparation of the equipment, quality test control, realization of the experiments and calculation of the target values.
Fedorova Svetlana
Equipment preparation, sampling, and assistance in calculating test results
Dmitrii Dementev
Dmitrii has been working in Arsal since 2019. Joined Arsal after completing his PhD in Aquaculture (RAS), with experience working in public aquariums and industrial fish farming systems (both freshwater and marine).
The main area of work in the company is technical support for clients "in the fields", assistance in solving practical problems. Product management training. Also checks and implements new methods for working with the product in rural places and industrial areas.
Patents
The invention relates to the field of preparation of live feed and can be used in the processing and preservation of cysts of the Artemia crustacean
The invention relates to the field of preparation of live food and can be used in the processing of cysts of the Artemia crustacean
Reported Works
Correlation relationships of morphometric signs of Artemia from the Great Yarovoye Lake
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Dynamics of population density and fertility of the Great Yarovoye Lake Artemia
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