Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and aquaculture
Beardmore, J.A.; Porter, J.S.
Communications in Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences 68(2): 585-610
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 1379-1176 PMID: 24757811 Document Number: 554110
This paper reviews the nature of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), the range of aquatic species in which GMOs have been produced, the methods and target genes employed, the benefits to aquaculture, the problems attached to use of GMOs in aquatic species and the regulatory and other social frameworks surrounding them. A set of recommendations aimed at best practice is appended. This states the potential value of GMOs in aquaculture but also calls for improved knowledge particularly of sites of integration, risk analysis, progress in achieving sterility in fish for production and better dissemination of relevant information.