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 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 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 ...

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.

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.