Bioengineered salmon won’t come from US’s biggest farm state

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Genetically engineered salmon is heading to store shelves in the U.S., but it won’t be coming from the biggest salmon farming state in the country.
Massachusetts-based AquaBounty Technologies says American supermarkets could begin selling the much-debated fish by the end of next year. Its fish are modified to grow about twice as fast as conventional salmon.
The company modifies Atlantic salmon. The species forms the backbone of the worldwide salmon aquaculture