Environmental Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Organisms

Environmental Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Organisms

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Anne R Kapuscinski, Keith R Hayes, Sifa Li and Genya Dana

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October 2007

9781845932961

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The decline of many individual and wild fish stocks has commanded an increase in aquaculture production to meet the protein demands of a growing population. Alongside selective breeding schemes and expanding facilities, transgenic methods have received increasing attention as a potential factor in meeting these demands. With a focus on developing countries, this third text in the series provides detailed information on environmental biosafety policy and regulation and presents methodologies for assessing ecological risks associated with transgenic fish.

1: Introduction to environmental risk assessment for transgenic fish
2: Problem formulation and options assessment: science-guided deliberation in risk assessment of transgenic fish
3: Development of transgenic fish: scientific background
4: Gene construct and expression: information relevant for risk assessment and management
5: Approaches to assessing gene flow
6: Assessing ecological effects of transgenic fish prior to entry into nature
7: Introduction to the concepts and methods of uncertainty analysis
8: Risk management: Reducing risk through confinement of transgenic fish
9: Risk management: Post-approval monitoring and remediation
10: Summary and synthesis