Thursday's industry-shaking news that AquaBounty's AquAdvantage genetically modified salmon has earned US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval is the culmination of more than two decades of work by the Massachussets-based company and its executives.
Here are some key moments in the road to approval:
1989: GM salmon first developed at Memorial University of Newfoundland
1991: AquaBounty established as a company
1993: AquaBounty first seeks FDA approval for its trans-genic AquAdvantage salmon
2001: Norwegian salmon farmers back Greenpeace's efforts to stop AquaBounty's GM salmon research
2002: Washington State bans GM salmon from its waters
2004: AquaBounty seeks GM salmon approval in Canada
2010: Preliminary FDA analysis says AquaBounty salmon 'safe to eat'
2010: Ice cream giant Ben & Jerry's launches new ice cream flavor to protest GM salmon
2010: US Senators try to block FDA from approving AquAdvantage salmon
2012: Scientists, investors call on Obama to push FDA on GM approval process
2013: Aquabounty GM salmon production given go-ahead in Canada
2014: California bans GM salmon production in state
Nov. 19, 2015:FDA approves AquAdvantage salmon
