Lots of big ideas about brine shrimp and lots of other stuff are on display in this paper:
“Loving the Brine Shrimp: Exploring Queer Feminist Blue Posthumanities to Reimagine the ‘America’s Dead Sea’, ” Ewelina Jarosz, Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, vol. 38, no. 1, 2025. (Thanks to Ron Josephson for bringing this to our attention.) The author, at University of the National Education Commission, Poland, explains:
“The article aims to transform narratives surrounding Utah’s Great Salt Lake, often referred to as “America’s Dead Sea,” by reimagining how brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana) are perceived in science, culture, and art. It introduces the concept of hydrosexuality to bridge these realms, thereby enriching feminist blue posthumanities and feminist biology through art-based practices and queer advocacy.”