JUNE 10, 2019
by Patrick
Whittle
Genetically
engineered salmon is heading to store shelves in the U.S., but it won't be coming
from the biggest salmon farming state in the country.
Massachusetts-based
AquaBounty Technologies has said American supermarkets could begin selling the
much-debated fish by the
end of next year. Its fish are modified with added genes from other fish to
grow about twice as fast as conventional salmon.
The company modifies
Atlantic salmon, a species that forms the backbone of the worldwide salmon
aquaculture industry. Maine is the biggest producer of conventional Atlantic
salmon in the U.S., sometimes producing more than 35 million pounds (15.9
million kilograms) of salmon per year, and its industry is poised to grow. Two
new major salmon farms are in the approvals process in the state.
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