AquaBounty Technologies

AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQB) is a leader in the field of land-based aquaculture and the use of technology for improving its productivity and sustainability. The Company's objective is to help ensure the availability of high-quality seafood to meet global consumer demand, while addressing critical production constraints in the most po... pular farmed species. The Company's genetically engineered salmon program is based upon a single, specific molecular modification in salmon that results in more rapid growth in early development. With aquaculture farms located in Prince Edward Island, Canada, and Indiana, United States, AquaBounty is raising salmon that is free of antibiotics and other contaminants, in land-based Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) which are designed to prevent disease and to include multiple levels of fish containment to protect wild fish populations. AquaBounty's solution offers a reduced carbon footprint and no risk of pollution of marine ecosystems, as compared to traditional sea-cage farming.Read More