Update and Action Request: GE Salmon Approval

Aqua Bounty vs. Native Salmon

One of the first posts that I wrote when I started this blog was about the company called Aqua Bounty Farms and my concerns about the genetically engineered fish, especially Salmon that they have been working on growing and getting FDA approval to sell to US consumers. Just to update any new readers, Wikipedia defines it as such: "the AquAdvantage salmon has been modified by the addition of a growth hormone regulating gene from a Pacific Chinook salmon and apromoter from an ocean pout to the Atlantic's 40,000 genes. These genes enable it to grow year-round instead of only during spring and summer." Now this issue has reached a head, and we have until April 26 to say no to GE Salmon being approved. From all reports, including research from the Perdue University and the National Academy of Science, there are sizable risks if these transgenic fish pose to nearby populations of native fish if escape into our waterways, which there seems little doubt that they will.  Chefs/ restaurants, grocers, and seafood distributors have been signing pledges not to sell GE Salmon based on the feedback of their customers. PLEASE  join them and find the time to go to regulations.gov, search for GE SALMON and comment and send your thoughts. The only way we have a chance to stop this from happening is to take a moment to speak up. 

LINK to Comment: http://www.regulations.gov

I also encourage you to take a few minutes and do some further reading on the subject. Good place to start is at:  Salmon Nation