US seafood buyers will get their hands on the first genetically modified farmed salmon this week

'This is not the best time to bring a new salmon supplier into the supply chain,' says AquaBounty CEO.

Tess Bowyer, an AquaBounty hatchery manager, is helping to harvest the first GM salmon to ever hit the US market. — Tess Bowyer, an AquaBounty hatchery manager, is helping to harvest the first GM salmon to ever hit the US market.Foto: AquaBounty

Rachel Sapin

Published 26 February 2021, 06:05Updated 26 February 2021, 15:49

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