date:Jun 13, 2013
nt be culled.
But there are fears that if the transgenic salmon ever got into natural waterways it could breed with existing fish and cause unknown consequences.
For example, a study published last month in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B found that breeding the GM salmon with a closely related species of wild brown trout can produce a competitive, fast-growing fish that can outcompete both wild and GM versions.
Luisa Araz, a lawyer at the Environmental Advocacy Centre in Panama, an NG