Environmental Groups Call for Seafood Industry Boycott of AquaBounty’s Salmon Eggs to Prevent Mix-Ups at Fish Farms

Sep 12, 2019

September 12, 2019. Canadian and U.S. environmental groups are calling on the aquaculture and seafood industry to boycott AquaBounty’s Atlantic salmon eggs in order to eliminate the risk of any accidental mixing with the company’s genetically engineered (genetically modified or GM) Atlantic salmon eggs, produced at the same facility in Prince Edward Island, Canada. The groups are concerned that human error could lead to the inadvertent production of GM salmon in open net-pens and the resultant environmental risk.

New Report Documents Impacts of GM Contamination in Canada: Groups call for deregistration of genetically modified alfalfa

Mar 26, 2019

Canadian Environmental Groups and Seafood Companies Concerned Over GM Salmon Introduction

Dec 3, 2018

Major Grocery Retailers Across North America Reject Genetically Engineered Fish

Nov 17, 2017

November 17, 2017. As the world’s first sale of genetically engineered, the top food retailers across Canada and the U.S. have made public statements that they have no plans to sell the genetically engineered salmon.