How is the oyster industry in South Australia?
South Australia’s oyster industry has become a highly productive and economically and environmentally sustainable industry. In South Australia, the marine environment has a temperature fluctuation of 11-37 degrees C and no freshwater input via river systems.
What does saorc do for the oyster industry?
SAORC is the research and development arm of the South Australian Oyster Industry and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the peak industry body representing oyster growers in South Australia. Its main role is to coordinate research with a view to maximising industry economic development by collect levies paid by industry and commissioning research.
How are oyster growing areas protected in NSW?
Oyster growing areas are mapped for planning purposes. Each state offers varying degrees of lease certainty and protection for growers as part of their licence. For example, NSW has produced the Oyster Industry Sustainable Aquaculture Strategy which identifies, secures and protects oyster growing areas under planning legislation.
Who are the oyster farmers on the Central Coast?
Sign up for Rural RoundUp: Stories from rural and regional Australia, in your inbox every Friday, or for Rural news daily. On the Central Coast, Mooney Mooney oyster farmer Peter O’Sullivan said he would have a clearer idea of losses in a couple of weeks’ time.
Where are the oyster leases in South Australia?
Our oyster leases are situated between 3 to 7 km from the Jetty at Smoky Bay. We access the leases at low tide by barge, when we wade through the waters tending to the oysters. SA Premium Oysters have built South Australia’s only oyster lease viewing and dining platform that overlooks the oyster farm in the middle of Smoky Bay.
Why are oyster growers shut down in South Australia?
In the past 12 months, oyster production has been hit hard in Tasmania and South Australia following outbreaks of Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome. This time last year, Sydney Rock Oyster growers on the Camden Haven River on the NSW North Coast were shut down for 21 days during peak time after a sewer pipe burst, threatening contamination.
Are there still oysters on sale in NSW?
Oyster purveyor Lucy Ashley, who supplies restaurants around the NSW far north coast, said there would still be stock available over Easter, but it would likely be the Pacific variety from South Australia or Tasmania, rather than Sydney rock oysters.
When did SA premium oysters become part of the oyster industry?
SA Premium Oysters became a part of the South Australian oyster industry nearly 30 years ago when Jeff and Colleen Holmes made the transition from farming wheat on the land to farming shellfish in the bay.
