Genetically altered salmon that mature 1000 times faster than wild salmon

Do genetically modified fruits and vegetables make you uneasy? Get ready for transgenic salmon, set to become the first genetically modified animal to be approved by the FDA. AquaBounty, the company behind the salmon, claims that its AquaAdvantage salmon reaches market size twice as fast as regular salmon (16 to 18 months).

The transgenic salmon is a mash-up of Atlantic salmon, a growth hormone gene from the chinook salmon, and an "on-switch" gene from the ocean pout that triggers the fish to eat year round, according to The Olympian. AquaBounty doesn't plan to sell the actual salmon. Instead, the company will sell fish eggs to farmers.

Despite its initial frankenfish creepiness, AquaBounty's salmon has a number of advantages. By shortening the salmon growing cycle, AquaAdvantage salmon make it easiest for farmers to cash in on their bounty.....to read the full article click here

Scientists breed world's most perfect prawn

Sify News

2010-06-29 13:10:00


After a decade of painstaking research and breeding, scientists at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Australian prawn industry have successfully bred what may be called the world's most perfect prawn......

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This is a shocker..could America lose its position as breadbasket to the world?

"That is important, they said, because the United States currently imports about 80-85 percent of the fish Americans eat."

this is a shocker, according to this news article (link below), the only thing we import more of is oil! Yes..I said Oil. We could dominate a new industry. We have the assets and technology but we need to make it a priority. Everyone talks of tax revenue and jobs. This is how you get it. Develop an industry, Build large domestic companies, export products, hire people...

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Warner tours fishery, weighs role

By Amanda Buck, Martinsville Bulletin