50 SPU students contributed to salmon mislabeling fraud study

Dr. Tracie Delgado, Professor of Biology, is the senior author of a new study in the peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE. This study, carried out by 50 students in Dr. Delgado's lab and in her Genetics course, provided genetic evidence that "wild-caught" salmon sold in sushi restaurants and grocery stores were often actually farm-raised salmon. Professors of Biology, Dr. Eric Long and Dr. Tim Nelson, also contributed to this study. This study has been reported on by multiple media outlets, including NPR (KUOW), KING-5, the Seattle Times, Newsweek, ABC news, Popular Science and others. More information about the study is available on the Delgado lab website.

Posted: Wednesday, November 6, 2024