Defining environmental risk assessment criteria for genetically modified fishes to be placed on the EU market

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EFSA Supporting PublicationsVolume 7, Issue 11 69E External scientific reportOpen Access Defining environmental risk assessment criteria for genetically modified fishes to be placed on the EU market I.G. Cows, I.G. Cows Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceSearch for more papers by this authorJ.D. Bolland, J.D. Bolland Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceSearch for more papers by this authorA.D. Nunn, A.D. Nunn Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceSearch for more papers by this authorG. Kerins, G. Kerins Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceSearch for more papers by this authorJ. Stein, J. Stein Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceSearch for more papers by this authorJ. Blackburn, J. Blackburn Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceSearch for more papers by this authorA. Hart, A. Hart Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceSearch for more papers by this authorC. Henry, C. Henry Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceSearch for more papers by this authorJ. R. Britton, J. R. Britton Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceSearch for more papers by this authorG. Coop, G. Coop Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceSearch for more papers by this authorE. Peeler, E. Peeler Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceSearch for more papers by this author I.G. Cows, I.G. Cows Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceSearch for more papers by this authorJ.D. Bolland, J.D. Bolland Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceSearch for more papers by this authorA.D. Nunn, A.D. Nunn Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceSearch for more papers by this authorG. Kerins, G. Kerins Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceSearch for more papers by this authorJ. Stein, J. Stein Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceSearch for more papers by this authorJ. Blackburn, J. Blackburn Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceSearch for more papers by this authorA. Hart, A. Hart Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceSearch for more papers by this authorC. Henry, C. Henry Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceSearch for more papers by this authorJ. R. Britton, J. R. Britton Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceSearch for more papers by this authorG. Coop, G. Coop Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceSearch for more papers by this authorE. Peeler, E. Peeler Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceSearch for more papers by this author First published: 30 December 2010 https://doi.org/10.2903/sp.efsa.2010.EN-69Citations: 7 This external report is not produced by EFSA. It is published to help keep the public informed of developments related to EFSA's scientific work. 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