Many of the world’s fisheries are being harvested at their maximum sustainable yield while some are in danger of collapse. A 2006 study published in Science predicted the loss of all commercially captured species of fish by 2048 if fishing practices were not altered and fisheries were not better managed. Yet fishing continues as the demand for seafood increases. The vast majority of Atlantic salmon sold in the U.S. is farmed. Many American wild salmon populations are in steep decline, so much so that commercial fishing runs on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts have been closed. By providing a ready source of faster-growing fish, salmon grown from AquAdvantage eggs can help reduce pressure on wild fish stocks.