In landlocked Arizona, where the Colorado River crisis has put water use under a microscope, a new inland desert fish farm is growing barramundi — a tropical species native to Australia.

Then the water comes alive. In the desert of landlocked Arizona, where the Colorado River crisis has put water use under a microscope, Mainstream Aquaculture has a fish farm where it's growing the ...

The farm uses groundwater, not Colorado River water. It’s a nonrenewable resource, and like mining, different people and industries have different philosophies about whether it should be extracted.

In landlocked Arizona, where the Colorado River crisis has put water use under a microscope, a new inland desert fish farm is growing barramundi — a tropical species native to Australia ...

In the Arizona desert, a farm raising fish raises questions about water use. Sunlight reflects off artificial ponds April 19, 2025, at a Mainstream USA fish farm in Dateland, Ariz.

In the Arizona desert, a farm raising fish raises questions about water use. Sunlight reflects off artificial ponds April 19, 2025, at a Mainstream USA fish farm in Dateland, Ariz.

In the Arizona desert, a farm raising fish raises questions about water use. Sunlight reflects off artificial ponds April 19, 2025, at a Mainstream USA fish farm in Dateland, Ariz.

In the Arizona desert, a farm raising fish raises questions about water use Sunlight reflects off artificial ponds April 19, 2025, at a Mainstream USA fish farm in Dateland, Ariz. Joshua A. Bickel ...

Farm raising fish raises questions about water use. Last updated: June 14, 2025 | 17:52 Sunlight reflects off artificial ponds on April 19, 2025, at a Mainstream USA fish farm in Dateland, Arizona.

In the Arizona desert, a farm raising fish raises questions about water use. Sunlight reflects off artificial ponds April 19, 2025, at a Mainstream USA fish farm in Dateland, Ariz.