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Environmental risk assessment of genetically modified sterile VIRGIN® Atlantic salmon for use in research trials in aquaculture sea-cages

Published 2023

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Publication details

Journal : VKM Report , vol. 2023:20 , p. 1–94 , 2023

International Standard Numbers :
Printed : 2535-4019
Electronic : 2535-4019

Publication type : Academic literature review

Contributors : Hindar, Kjetil; Bodin, Johanna Eva; Duale, Nur; Jevnaker, Anne-Marthe Ganes; Garseth, Åse Helen; Malmstrøm, Martin; Prydz, Kristian; Sipinen, Ville Erling; Thorstad, Eva Bonsak; Berg, Paul Ragnar; Dalen, Knut Tomas; Mo, Tor Atle; Olesen, Ingrid; Rimstad, Espen; Velle, Gaute

Links :
FULLTEKST : vkm.no/risikovurderinger/allev...
ARKIV : hdl.handle.net/11250/3097460

Research areas

Breeding and genetics

Societal impact

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Summary

One of the substantial environmental challenges posed by the aquaculture industry is the escape of farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), which can mate with wild Atlantic salmon and alter the genetic composition of the wild populations. One potential solution to mitigate this issue is the cultivation of sterile salmon in aquaculture. Atlantic salmon can be made sterile by pressure or temperature treatment of newly fertilized eggs to produce triploids, which are functionally sterile due to their unpaired chromosomes. However, these triploids often perform poorly on commercial fish farms and the production of triploid salmon in Norway is put on hold due to welfare issues of the fish.

Contacts:

Ingrid Olesen

Ingrid Olesen

Senior Scientist