I remember when crawfish were considered exotic & repulsive outside of Louisiana. Things change.

Sadly, many folks believe that anything that's been genetically modified is inherently bad: Frankenfood. Of course, almost everything we eat, from wheat to corn to cabbage, is genetically modified from the original organism, either by breeding or otherwise.

I do have a question: Would it be possible to use similar tech to develop LMB with decreased propensity to breed? This would really help with the chore of harvesting, would mean more prey fish per predator, and perhaps if bass spent less time & energy spawning they would grow faster. Seems like there might be a market for this!