Biotechnology and genomics

How scientists develop and apply genomics tools to assess and regulate fish products of biotechnology.

Services and information

Acts and regulations, risk assessments, published orders, guidance documents and notification forms.

Research, strategy, initiatives and projects.

What is genetic biotechnology, why we use it, how we use it and who is working on it.

Fishing quotas, genotype library, DNA analysis and genetic baseline datasets.

Broodstock, genetic diversity, bigger fish and DNA markers.

Biotechnology tools and disease prevention.

Genetic research, cleaning contaminated sites with bacteria and monitoring environments.

Risk assessment models, protecting wild fish genetic makeup, and identifying domesticated and invasive species.

Mapping the entire genomes of Pacific salmon to help us better understand them.