Members of Aquarium Fisheries convene with IndoReefFish partners in Indonesia.
Aquarium Fisheries is driven by our partnerships with leaders in aquatic conservation.
Founded by Dr. Paul Anderson, a fisheries biologist, aquaculturist, educator, and certified project manager, Aquarium Fisheries' growth and direction is guided by Insight by Anderson, LLC, a charitable organization registered with the State of Connecticut.
Aquarium Fisheries was established at Mystic Aquarium, whose mission is to inspire people to care for and protect our ocean planet through conservation, education, and research. Aquarium Fisheries is honored to partner with Mystic in educating aquarium fishers on best practices in fish care, handling, and transport.
Shedd Aquarium is championing the cause of ethical acquisitions for the global public aquarium and zoo community. Aquarium Fisheries is proud to partner with Shedd on developing a model of sustainable sourcing of aquarium fish in Indonesia through our partnership program, IndoReefFish.
Absolutely Fish is an aquarium fish store, maintenance service, and aquaculture facility. Conservation and education are at the center of its business. Absolutely Fish routinely offers educational programming to the aquarium industry and is active in arenas seeking to advance sustainable trade.
LINI conducts capacity building for Indonesian marine aquarium fisheries, the 2nd largest global fishery for the marine aquarium trade. They teach techniques and best practices in fish collecting, transport, and aquaculture, while facilitating dialogues across the value chain--among fishers, traders, and exporters.
Rare builds capacity for sustainable small-scale fisheries across the globe through its Fish Forever program, using a human behavior-centered approach. Aquarium Fisheries is incorporating Rare's proven strategies to advance sustainable aquarium fisheries in Indonesia with their partnership.
Director Dr. Paul Anderson is honored to hold a courtesy appointment as a Research Scientist with the University of Connecticut's Department of Marine Sciences. Through this relationship, UConn's research infrastructure has empowered Aquarium Fisheries' achievement of its research objectives.
Aquarium Fisheries is honored to be designated as a highlighted program of the Association of Zoos and Aquarium's Marine Fishes Taxon Advisory Group, working together to advance responsible collection and management of marine aquarium fishes on exhibit at public aquaria and zoos nationwide.
