GM salmon reveals danger of breeding to wild gene-pool

If a GM salmon escaped from captivity it is possible that they could breed with wild populations and pass their genes on. A recent study in Canada showed that they could breed with a wild salmon. "The use of growth-enhancing transgenic technologies has long been of interest to the aquaculture industry and now genetically modified Atlantic salmon is one of the first species to be considered for commercial farming. Yet, little is known about the potential impact on wild salmon populations if the GM species were to escape captivity," said lead author Darek Moreau from the Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers