Trout are often raised in a #hatchery using recirculating #aquaculture systems or #RAS techniques. Later they are released into the wild to support native populations for #sportfishing. Take a peek inside #ThePentairLife * * * * * * #aquaculture #fishfarming #RAS #fish #fishgeek #recirculatingaquaculture #waterrecirculation #fish #fishfarmer #fishery #troutfarm #trout #sustainableseafood #sustainablefood #pentairaes

Established in 1939, Creston National Fish Hatchery in northwest Montana was the first and only hatchery to raise endangered bull trout.

Take a moment to discover an indoor #sturgeon #fishfarm in our Aquaculture Photo of the Week. Sturgeon have a distinct shape and are best known for their delectable #caviar. Take a peek inside #ThePentairLife * * * * * * #aquaculture #fishfarming #fish #fishgeek #RAS #recirculatingaquaculture #waterrecirculation #fish #fishfarmer #hatchery #sturgeonfarm #sturgeon #sustainableseafood #sustainablefood #pentairaes

Check out this tank of hatchlings at a #hatchery in our Featured Aquaculture Photo for the week. Juvenile #fish start as spawned eggs which hatch into immotile larvae that are not yet able to feed themselves. They carry a yolk sac which provides stored nutrition until they are mature enough for independent feeding. Take a peek inside #ThePentairLife * * * * * * #aquaculture #fishfarming #RAS #fishgeek #recirculatingaquaculture #fishfarmer #fishery #sustainableseafood #sustainablefood…

In this week's Pentair AES featured photo, check out these #sturgeon #fingerlings inside a recirculating aquaculture facility with automatic feeders above their tanks. Take a peek inside #ThePentairLife * * * * * * #fishfarming #caviar #RAS #fish #fishfarmer #fishery #hatchery #sturgeonfarm #sustainableseafood #pentairaes

Photo of the Marion State Fish Hatchery in Marion, VA.

We had a great time visiting the Jones Hole Fish Hatchery on our trip to Vernal. We loved walking around and viewiing all the fish.