Genetically Modified Salmon
On November 19th, 2015 the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) approved the first genetically modified (gmo) animal
cleared for human consumption.
AquaBounty initially approached the FDA in the 1900s with no luck. Once
approved AquaBounty stated that the fish were safe and ready to eat more than
five years ago. Immediately after approval some consumers and environmental groups
fiercely opposed to the gmo salmon. Fearing the safety of other species if the
engineered fish were to escape into the ocean and rivers. The salmon is expected
to grow full size in half the time of a wild salmon. Although it grows very
fast it would take approximately two years before it can reach the local supermarkets.
I completely disagree with the approval of gmo salmon. It’s
devastating to the population of wild salmon if an engineered salmon were to
escape. It will out compete the wild salmon thus eliminating their existence.
So what would happen to the people that want to eat wild salmon? There is no
way of ever retrieving a species once its outcompeted and extinct. Its also devastating
how slowly we’re killing our environment just for the profit. So at the end
what is there left if we have destroyed our earth and its species?
