AquaBounty Technologies Inc. received approval in Canada to produce GMO salmon. This is the fifth regulatory determination of environmental safety after similar findings in the U.S., Argentina, Brazil, and China.
The company's objective is the application of biotechnology to ensure the availability of high-quality seafood while addressing critical production constraints in the most popular farmed species, including salmon, trout, and tilapia. Its AquAdvantage fish program is based upon a single, specific molecular modification in fish that results in more rapid growth in early development. It currently has aquaculture facilities in Indiana and Prince Edward Island, Canada.
AquaBounty will begin stocking the production facility as soon as possible, with the first harvest of AquAdvantage Salmon estimated for fourth quarter 2020.
Related: FDA Permits Sale of GMO Salmon; Opponents Respond to FDA Approval of GMO Salmon.
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