This book on methodologies for risk assessment and management of transgenic fish is written by 44 authors from 19 countries. It is comprised of 10 chapters giving emphasis on developing countries which have transgenic fish research programmes or aquaculture systems that may use transgenic fish in...

This chapter highlights some of the important examples of transgenic fish development. An overview of important steps in fish transgenesis is given. The status of development in the case of transgenic carp, tilapias, Atlantic salmon and mud loach is discussed. Other future applications of...

This chapter introduces and explores some aspects of transgene loci and their expression that are relevant for assessing the possible environmental effects of transgenic aquatic organisms, particularly transgenic finfish. Basic transgenic technology is reviewed, and major concerns surrounding the...

This chapter focuses on ways to assess the likelihood of gene flow before approved use and actual entry of transgenic fish into the environment. A step-by-step approach for assessing gene flow based on a fault tree of the chain of events necessary for introgression of transgenes into a wild...

This chapter addresses the considerations for the design of a monitoring programme for detecting the presence of transgenic escapees and some of their subsequent ecological consequences. The monitoring endpoints and relevant scientific and statistical methodologies are identified as well as the...