GM Fish Company Cited for Environmental Failures
B. McPherson Remember the old adage You Are What You Eat The AquaBounty Fish Company , manufacturer of the genetically modified salmon made up of three species of fish has been accused of shirking its environmental responsibilities. The fish eggs for the supersalmon are prepared in Canada, in the Province of Prince Edward Island. They are then shipped to Panama for hatching and raising the young salmon to market size. The fish have the appearance of Atlantic salmon, but carry genes from the Chinook salmon(a different species) as well as genes from an Ocean Pout . Both of the latter species have genes that promote rapid growth. The Canadian government has recently given the go-ahead for the PEI labs to start commercial production of the GM salmon eggs. The Environmental Advocacy Center in Panama has submitted a complaint about AquaBounty to the Panamanian National Environmental Authority alleging that the biotech company has failed to submit required reports a...