An Entirely Synthetic Fish: How Rainbow Trout Beguiled America and Overran the World
CU-Boulder research associate Anders Halverson’s newest book is a gripping account that follows the discovery and propagation of the most commonly stocked and controversial freshwater fish in the United States, the rainbow trout. Halverson explores the different viewpoints that surround the species, from people who believed the fish could be the savior of democracy to the people who seek to eradicate the fish entirely. Halverson has a doctorate in aquatic ecology from Yale University and was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to support the research and writing of this book.
