Atlantic Salmon. (Gretchen Cross, USDA-ARS animal supervisor)

Sterile Atlantic Salmon Provides U.S. Farmers Greater Opportunity for Cost-Effective Production

ARS scientists in Orono, ME, are working to help U.S. salmon farmers consistently deliver high-quality products to consumers. Within their production systems, salmon farmers often face the challenge of fish that mature too early. This can lower the salmon’s flesh quality and make the fish less marketable. 

To solve this problem, ARS researchers have identified genes that control salmon’s reproductive development. Learn more...

The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific in-house research agency. Daily, ARS focuses on solutions to agricultural problems affecting America. Each dollar invested in agricultural research results in $20 of economic impact.