Bay scallops (Argopecten irradians irradians) are native to Atlantic coast of USA. They were introduced to China by the late Professor Fusui Zhang and colleagues in 1986. China now produces over 800,000 tons of bay scallops annually, making the non-native bay scallop the number one scallop cultured in China by whole weight. Because bay scallops are hermaphroditic, they ca

n quickly become inbred and suffer from inbreeding depression. Frontier Ocean has secured newly introduced bay scallop stocks and spent major effort on preserving genetic diversity. Frontier Ocean’s bay scallop stocks are more robust in growth and survival than scallops on the market.