Rising ocean acidity is forcing Island Scallops to bet its future on a native scallop species.
In mid-2013, Island Scallops CEO Rob Saunders and his employees discovered close to 10 million of their Pacific scallop hybrids had died in the Strait of Georgia, which represented 95 per cent of their crop.
Ocean acidity had eaten holes in the scallop shells and killed the larvae. On average, only five scallops survived in each cage.
"Our scallop hybrid is done," said Saunders. "It took us 25 years to develop and perfect it."
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