Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing-related Issues & News => Topic started by: Ssypark on June 07, 2012, 01:22:13 PM
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Does anyone know anything about this?
http://gizmodo.com/5916306/you-could-be-eating-genetically-engineered-frankenfish-without-even-knowing-it
I hope it does not interfere with the wild salmon
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Wild salmon in Panama? wow
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It seems like the bulk of that article is an excerpt of this one: http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/science/Genetically-Engineered-Salmon-Running-Wild.html?page=all
From what the company is saying, it sounds like the fish suffocated in the tanks (i.e. that they were using the term lost as synonymous with died off, rather than with escaped). In other words, I think the guys/gals at Gizmodo may have misinterpreted what happened in this case :P
In fact, based on the info packet (http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/CommitteesMeetingMaterials/VeterinaryMedicineAdvisoryCommittee/ucm201810.htm) it seems like that Panamanian facility is pretty frankenfish-tight ;)
Sleep Easy,
Z
(p.s. I only skimmed both pieces of literature so I may have missed something)
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whew. thats good to know.
thanks