P.E.I. Approves $2M Loan For Genetically-Modified Salmon Grower

The P.E.I. government has approved a $2-million loan to help AquaBounty, the genetically-modified salmon grower, complete construction at its Rollo Bay site in the eastern part of the province.

AquaBounty produces salmon that grow twice as fast as traditional, farmed Atlantic salmon.

Officials with the province say the money is to help construct two new plants.

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