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Matuka Jack

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Are scientists playing God with Frankentrout?
« on: July 29, 2005, 12:58:53 PM »
I saw this article and it might be of interest to us allavid sport fishermen.
What do you folks think of it? ???

http://news.com.com/Are+scientists+playing+God+with+Frankentrout/2100-7337_3-5808900.html?tag=nefd.ac
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Re: Are scientists playing God with Frankentrout?
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2005, 01:01:04 PM »
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Re: Are scientists playing God with Frankentrout?
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2005, 01:32:49 PM »
Thats like that thing about the "Pinook" is that fish real and if so why the heck is it real lol.
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Re: Are scientists playing God with Frankentrout?
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2005, 01:42:38 PM »
Triploid has been arround for awhile now. Chapman hatchery has mentioned that trout stock in lakes are tripoid. This is to prevent damage to wild stock straind.
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Re: Are scientists playing God with Frankentrout?
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2005, 01:51:10 PM »
The reason is sound, but does the end justify the means?
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Re: Are scientists playing God with Frankentrout?
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2005, 02:40:07 PM »
I don't know. bio-genetics is a relative new technology. triploid do occur naturally except in humans they rarely survive (3% of pregnancy).

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Re: Are scientists playing God with Frankentrout?
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2005, 02:44:08 PM »
The big benefit about AF3N stocking is that the fish grow to be quite large, quite quickly.  They SAY the fish are sterile - the result is that the food energy goes into growing, and you bet bigger fish faster.
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Re: Are scientists playing God with Frankentrout?
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2005, 03:24:19 PM »
triploid are also used when spawning conditions are poor or none available
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