Next to the natural dispersion of cysts, deliberate inoculation of Artemia in solar salt works by
man has been a common practice in the past. Since the seventies man has been
responsable for several Artemia introductions in South America and Australia, either for salt
production improvement or for aquaculture purposes. Additionally, temporal Artemia
populations are found in tropical areas with a distinct wet and dry season (monsoon climate),
through inoculation in seasonal salt operations (e.g. Central America, Southeast Asia).