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A biotechnology company has developed a genetically modified (GM) Atlantic salmon that carries a growth hormone gene from Chinook salmon. This GM salmon grows to market weight in half the time of conventional salmon and requires 25% less feed per kilogram of growth. The company argues that farming this GM salmon can help meet rising global demand for protein. However, environmental groups and consumer organisations have raised several objections.
Discuss the potential benefits of using this GM salmon in aquaculture to help meet global food demand, and the ethical and social concerns that have been raised about this application of genetic engineering.