The federal government says a proposal to produce the world’s first genetically modified salmon for human consumption will face scrutiny.
The environment minister says any plan by a Massachusetts-based company to grow G-M salmon in P-E-I will have to go through environmental assessment.
The provincial government has already approved AquaBounty’s request to begin construction of a land-based facility at Rollo Bay.
Environmentalists worry that the modified fish will escape and breed with wild Atlantic salmon.