Tuna: Cross-Species Surrogacy

Several large fish swimming in the water, as seen from the deck of a ship. Caption: Three thousand bluefins are farmed here.

In a response to the overfishing of Blue Fin Tuna, Japan began captive fish breeding programs. The University of Tokyo is trying to take these programs a step further. They have started a program to genetically alter mackerel to give birth to blue fin tuna.

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  • Tuna: Cross-Species Surrogacy

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