AquaBounty Technologies shares made a splash as its genetically enhanced salmon received a boost today after a Canada court ruling endorsed the government's decision there to allow production of the fish for commercial use.
The Federal Court of Canada also dismissed an application brought by the Ecology Action Centre and Living Oceans Society.
Shares in the biotech group added over 31% in London to 29.5p each.
The court ruled that the Ministers of Environment and Health decision to allow production of AquAdvantage Salmon in Canada for commercial use was "reasonable and made in the manner prescribed by the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.."
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