But Taylor, one of five generations of family shellfish growers, said about 12 years ago things started to change. Also see | Salmon losing ability to smell as Puget Sound CO2 levels rise "The ...

Taylor also farms clams, mussels, geoducks and shucked oysters. It has nearly 500 employees farming shellfish on 9,500 acres of owned and leased tideland in Washington, British Columbia and Mexico.