2014-09-30 | permalink

Assembly Bill No. 504 to ban transgenic fish approved by Governor

Governor signs bill banning commercial production of genetically modified salmon

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a North Coast lawmaker’s bill banning the commercial production of genetically altered salmon. AB 504, authored by Assemblyman Wes Chesbro, D-Arcata, extends the prohibition of spawning or cultivating so-called “transgenic salmonids” in the Pacific Ocean to all waters of the state. The hatchery production and stocking of such fish also is prohibited. The legislation protects the state’s native steelhead trout and salmon populations, Chesbro said. He noted that federal food and drug regulators are reviewing an application by a company, AquaBounty Technologies, that seeks to raise genetically altered salmon in the United States. (.....) The bill was sponsored by the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations.

• Governor signs bill banning commercial production of genetically | The Press Democrat
• Bill Text - AB-504 Fish: sea cucumbers: transgenic fish
• Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations (PCFFA)