Concerns regarding genetically engineered fish would be that those
designed to grow faster might outcompete the wild type if they escaped
from an aquaculture facility.

1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea"   W.S. Gilbert
1990's:  Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss,
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Judith S. Weis   Department of Biological Sciences
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On Wed, 28 Jun 2000, Richard G. Dudley wrote:

> I was sent the following link by a colleageaus.  I think it is a good
> summary of the issues related to genetic engineering.
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> http://www.biotech-info.net/wide_crosses.html
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> I was just wondering what people on this list think about risks
> associated with this area .... as related to fisheries.
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