"Our perspective on Europe, frankly, is that for the entire range of biotech - whether you're talking about crops or fish or anything else, it's going to be at least a decade."
He does not believe that this is due to consumer resistance.
"I think it's actually retail chain resistance," said McGonigle. "There seems to be a perception among salmon farmers and retailers that they can judge consumer behaviour from polling. It's well established in social science literature that you can't really do that.
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'We have no plans to target Europe for at least a decade': AquaBounty Farms
Aberdeen, Scotland: Joe McGonigle of AquaBounty Farms told IntraFish that the company still has no plans to target Europe with its GM fish.
18 September 2003 5:04 GMT
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