Kona Bay is headquartered in Waimea, Kauai, in the state of Hawaii, USA. Kona Bay is the largest aquaculture company in Hawaii and is one of the world’s leading suppliers of genetically-improved, specific-pathogen-free (SPF) shrimp broodstock.
The Kona Bay breeding center, hatchery, farm, and processing plant are the only shrimp farming facilities on the island of Kauai, which is separated from other Hawaiian islands by at least 200 km of deep ocean. Kona Bay’s isolated location, mild subtropical climate, and pure naturally-filtered seawater from deep wells offer an optimal environment for biosecure culture of shrimp.
Since 2017 Kona Bay is now part of Hendrix Genetics, a world-leading multispecies animal breeding company. This partnership aims to accelerate Kona Bay's shrimp breeding program by introducing advanced genetic and genomic technologies developed by Hendrix Genetics.