ManOfSteelhead
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Let's stir it up here.
In a recent issue of North American Fisherman, there was an article about the genetic modification of fish for faster growth rates. Scientists created atlantic salmnon that were genetically modified by implanting the chinook growth genes into the atlantic's genes. The new fish were able to grow at double the rate of their nate counterparts, and the scientists are now testing the technology on catfish, bass, and muskie as well. One team of researchers in New Zealand is now planning to produce salmon weighing in excess of 1,000 lbs. Such fish could help sonve the world's food problems. So what could be wrong with these new trophy fish, you ask? They may over harvest the food and destroy the ecosystem. They may win over natural fish for mating rights. They may be somewhat sterile. Everything must be considered. These are some of the reasons that the state of California is now working to ban genetically modified fish.
So, finally, my questions are these. What is your take on this? should the fish be made part of the ecosystem? If a record size fish is caught, should it be counted as a real record? SHOULD THEY BE EATEN?
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Maltby
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Regarding whether or not such a fish could count as a "record" fish, it should be in its own category anyway.
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Most modified fish are steril look at the triploids over here in easteren washington the fish are steril the just eat and eat and eat and grow bigger in the process. These fish can out compete the resident fish because all of their enegry goes to eating and growing and none to reproduction, so while the resident trout are mating the triploids are growing bigger and bigger. Just some food for thought that all
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ManOfSteelhead
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Yes, triploids ARE noramally sterile, but there are still something like 2% that are not.
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