While Bonnevilles inhabit the smallest geographic range of any of the native trout of Idaho, their recovery in far southeast Idaho is an incredible example of collaboration and compromise. “Responsible marine aquaculture is just one component of a diverse portfolio of sustainable food solutions that we will need to ensure a safe, healthy, and secure food supply for future generations,” said Kim Thompson, Aquarium of the Pacific Seafood for the Future program manager.Bonneville cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii utah) The Aquarium highlights responsible marine aquaculture as a promising opportunity to increase the amount of healthy food available to the planet’s growing human population in a manner that supports healthy ecosystems and communities. By targeting the best species to raise and using eco-friendly methods, aquaculture can improve the health of the ocean,” Skerry said. I now see it as a solution to some of the problems in Earth’s oceans, including the decline of wild fish stocks and the global need for fish protein.

“I once believed that aquaculture was not good for the environment. The photos also depict offshore aquaculture in the form of Aquapods™ used to grow shrimp in Mexico and SeaStations™ used to farm a species of fish called cobia in Panama. Skerry’s exhibit depicts many different types of aquaculture, from an underwater kelp and scallop farm off Canada’s Vancouver Island to catfish ponds in Mississippi. The exhibit, Aquaculture, features photographs of aquaculture or seafood farming practices from around the world.Īquaculture is the seafood equivalent of agriculture, and includes growing finfish, shellfish, and seaweed.

A photography exhibit by National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry will be on display for the first time at the Aquarium from October 8 through December 8, 2018.

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