As the world population reaches 10 billion by the year 2050, a growing demand for the protein in the global food system will require innovation and the latest technologies to meet the needs of a hungry world. Modern terrestial agriculture practices cannot be scaled without irrepreable harm to the planet. Farmed wild fish, shellfish and seaweeds are extremely susceptible to climate change, ocean acidification, and emerging diseases, leaving us ill-prepared for the needs ahead. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Pacific Hybreed is establishing the first commercial shellfish breeding programs for the benefit of US West Coast aquaculture. With the mission ibeing to meet the growing demand for farmed shellfish by creating tools and strategies to improve the yield and resilience of farmed shellfish and helping to advance the science of shellfish genetics, the firm's proprietary breeding programs for Pacific oysters, Manila clams, Kumamoto oysters and other species are designed to help secure a stable and sustainable supply of shellfish in the face of global climate change and the threat of emerging shellfish diseases.
