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Aquaculture

The replica rail car.

Spearfish, South Dakota

Fish Car No. 3

This vintage train once gave new meaning to “swimming upstream.”

A display of milkfish suspended above the ceiling.

Tainan City, Taiwan

Saba Milkfish Museum

A small museum dedicated to one of the most popular fish in Taiwanese cuisine.

Adult brine shrimp can reach half an inch long when fully grown.

Behold Brine Shrimp, the Livestock of Utah’s Great Salt Lake

The otherworldly stars of a thriving industry and endless curiosity could be at risk if the lake continues receding.

Casey Crownhart April 8, 2021

A view from Budj Bim National Park, in southwest Victoria.

Heywood, Australia

Budj Bim Cultural Landscape

The Gunditjmara Aboriginal people of Australia began construction on this vast aquacultural complex 6,600 years ago.

Gunditjmara people started building this elaborate aquaculture system before the construction of Egypt's oldest pyramids.

Australian Wildfires Uncovered Hidden Sections of a Huge, Ancient Aquaculture System

The Gunditjmara have been building an eel-farming system at the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape for more than 6,000 years.

Reina Gattuso February 6, 2020

Dana Lepofsky examines clam shells at an archaeological site.

In Modern-Day British Columbia, Clamming Technology Was More Advanced 3,500 Years Ago

New research has found that indigenous clam gardens are more productive than current practices.

Reina Gattuso October 21, 2019