Genetically modified organisms and aquaculture /

Genetically modified organisms and aquaculture /

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Author / Creator:	Beardmore, John A. (John Alec)
Imprint:	Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2003.
Description:	v, 35 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	FAO fisheries circular, 0429-9629 ; no. 989 FAO fisheries circular ; no. 989.
Subject:	Genetic engineering. Fishes -- Genetic engineering. Fishes -- Genetic engineering. Genetic engineering.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7977310

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Other authors / contributors:	Porte, Joanne S.
Notes:	"FIRI/C989 (En)." "TR/D/Y4955E/1/10.03/2000"--P. [4] of cover. " ... written ... as part of an overall presentation on the role of genetically modified organisms in aquaculture at a special session organized by FAO and the World Aquaculture Society on April 27, 2002." Includes bibliographical references (p. 25-35). Available both in print and online.
Summary:	The production of appropriate genetically modified organisms (GMOs) offer considerable opportunities for more efficient and more effective aquaculture across a wide range of species. Although this potential is being realized in crop production with over 60 million hectares under cultivation, there has been no commercial use of GMOs in aquaculture. The circular reviews the nature of GMOs, the range of aquatic species in which GMOs have been produced, the methods and target genes employed, the benefits to aquaculture, the problems attached to use of GMOs and the regulatory and other social frameworks surrounding them, and concludes with a set of recommendations aimed at best practice.--Publisher's description.

Table of Contents:

The nature of GMOs
Why are GMOs produced?
GMOs in aquatic species
The process of genetic modification
Yield of transgenics
Genetic architecture of quantitative characters
Benefits arising from the use of GMOs
Risk factors of GMOs
Regulation, policy and the climate of acceptance.