1. Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center, Ghent University, Belgium INCO-project Artemia biodiversity: current global resources and their sustainable exploitation project number ICA4-CT-2001-10020 project period 01/01/02-31/12/04 Concerted Action-type project funded by the European Commission, Directorate General for Research

2. Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center, Ghent University, Belgium Global concerted Artemia study technical intercalibration, integration of current ecological and evolutionary concepts uniformous methods to assess population dynamics issuing guidelines on sustainable exploitation and strain introduction: = tools for authorities to protect biodiversity and to avert overexploitation and extinction of strains Objectives

3. Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center, Ghent University, Belgium 15 universities and governmental research institutes coordinator: Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center, Ghent Univ., Belgium ( ) EU Latin America Africa Asia Consortium

4. Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center, Ghent University, Belgium Informal cooperation with universities/institutes in other countries Central Asian republics Russia Canada USA Consortium

5. Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center, Ghent University, Belgium 1: RUG : Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center (ARC), Ghent University, Belgium Responsible scientist: Patrick Sorgeloos 2: CLO-DVZ : Agricultural Research Center-Ghent/Department of Sea Fisheries, Oostende, Belgium Responsible scientist: Peter Bossier 3: AUTH : Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Genetics, Development & Molecular Biology, Greece Responsible Scientist: Theodore J. Abatzopoulos 4: CSIC : Instituto de Acuicultura de Torre de la Sal (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas de España), Larval Food (Artemia), Larviculture and Ecotoxicology group, Ribera de Cabanes (Castellón), Spain Responsible scientist: Francisco Amat 5: LA SAPIENZA : Dipartamento di Biologia Animale é dell’Uomo, Laboratorio di Zoologia Applicata, Università La Sapienza, Rome, Italy Responsible scientist: Graziella Mura 6: UBA : Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina Responsible scientist: Graciela Cohen 7: CTU : Institute of Science for Aquaculture, Can Tho University, Can Tho, Vietnam Responsible scientist: Nguyen Van Hoa Consortium members

6. Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center, Ghent University, Belgium 8: INAT : Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie, Université de Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia Responsible scientist: Mohamed Salah Romdhane 9: RU : Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa Responsible scientist: Tom Hecht 10: SRI : Salt Research Institute,Tanggu, Tianjin, PR China Responsible scientist: Xin Naihong 11: UU : Artemia and Aquatic Animals Research Center (AAARC), Urmia University, Urmia, Iran Responsible scientist: Naser Agh 12: UMA-X : Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Depto. El Hombre y su Ambiente, México, D.F, Mexico Responsible scientist: Talía Castro Barrera 13: UFRN : Departamento de Oceanografia e Limnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil Responsible scientist: Marcos R. Camara 14: ULL : Department of Basic Sciences/Laboratory of Genetics & Aquaculture, Universidad de Los Lagos, Osorno, Chile Responsible scientist: Gonzalo Gajardo 15: IART : Institute for Artemia Research and Training, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Rajakkamangalam, India Responsible scientist: Peter Marian Consortium members (continued)

7. Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center, Ghent University, Belgium Workshops: 1. Ghent global workshop, Belgium, February 2002 2. Beijing regional workshop, PR China, 2002 : Artemia resources of China (coastal and inland); threats for local populations by introduction of foreign species; initial evaluation of study visits; 3. Osorno regional workshop, Chile, 2003 : Artemia resources of Latin America; genetics and speciation; intermediate evaluation of study visits; 4. Urmia regional workshop, Iran, 2004 : Artemia resources of Central Asia; sustainable exploitation; final evaluation of study visits; final evaluation of all workshops Study stays by visiting scientists from non-EU member institutes to: Belgium Spain Greece Consortium activities

8. Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center, Ghent University, Belgium Action plans 1. Database: ARC 2. Cyst bank: ARC 3. Study visits (visiting scientists): ARC 4. Publications, Reports, Website, Code of Conduct for conservation of biodiversity and sustainable exploitation: John Beardmore Regional partnerships 1. Africa: RU 2.China: SRI 3. Iran: UU 4. Mediterranean :AUTH 5. Central Asia: ARC 6. Latin America: ULL 7. South Asia: IART Thematic partnerships 1. Adaptation/speciation: UFRN 2. Diapause: AUTH 3. Plasticity: CSIC Consortium activities

9. Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center, Ghent University, Belgium