Prof. Rick Howard

Professor Rick Howard: "The research that we are doing here looking at the transgenic mating advantage and so forth is very unique, because we know of no other lab in the world that is looking at the success of transgenic individuals and wild-type individuals. And actually with transgenic organisms like fish can get into the environment in the first place would be most likely an accidental occurance. Where there would be either an empoundment or a fenced area in the ocean that the fish would escape from, and then go into the natural population. And every year thousands and thousands of fish escape from these types of situations, so it's a very common type of event..."