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Oysters Australia - The home of Australian oysters. Grown in
Australia’s secluded inlets and wide open bays, Australian oysters
are the ultimate food experience! Meet some of Australia’s growers,
learn how oysters are grown and watch how to open your own.
Australian oyster growers farm three species of oyster in
Australia's coastal waters: Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas sp.)
in SA, Tas and some in NSW, Sydney Rock Oyster (Saccostrea glomerata
sp.) in NSW, QLD and some in WA, Angasi (flat) Oyster (Ostrea angasi)
in small volumes across all states. The Milky Oyster (Sacostrea
cucullata) and the Blacklip Oyster (Striostria mytiloides) are also
found in small volumes.
Sydney Rock Oyster - Photo and information, with link to Oyster
Recipes. Sydney Rock Oysters are endemic to Australia, and are found
in bays, inlets and sheltered estuaries from Hervey Bay in
Queensland to Wingan Inlet in Eastern Victoria. Sydney Rock Oysters
are capable of tolerating a wide range of salinities. They are
usually found in the intertidal zone to 3 metres below the low water
mark....
Rock oyster aquaculture
Oyster aquaculture in Queensland is based around production
of the rock oyster (Saccostrea glomerata) using aquaculture
'furniture' (e.g. sticks, racks, trays) on tidal land. All oyster
production occurs south of Hervey Bay, with most oyster areas in
Moreton Bay. The seasonal occurrence of the disease QX in
south-eastern Queensland waters restricts the tidal areas where
oysters can be viably produced and limits the growing season.
NSW Fisheries Application for Oyster Lease
Aquaculture Lease Security information kit for oyster farmers,
Oyster lease information kit, application for oyster lease, renewal
of oyster lease, sublet of oyster lease, subdivision, surrender and
transfer of oyster lease information.
Farming the Sydney Rock Oyster
Sydney rock oysters are farmed in estuarine areas and rivers north
up to Hervey Bay Queensland, from the Victoria/New South Wales
border and at Albany in Western Australia. This Primefact contains
information on farming methods, harvesting and marketing, research,
and oyster breeding and hatchery production.
Mariculture in Australia - Farming Sydney Rock Oysters
The oyster industry in 2007/2008 was worth $41 million, oyster
farming has been the most valuable aquaculture industry in New South
Wales for over 100 years. Sydney rock oysters make up 94% of edible
oyster production in New South Wales, small amounts of Pacific and
native flat oysters are also grown. In recent years annual
production has stabilized at almost 100 million oysters. Around 75%
of all oysters grown in NSW are sold within the State, the remaining
oysters are sold in other states. Less than 1% were exported in
2000-01. The industry is the fourth largest aquaculture industry in
Australia, behind the bluefin tuna aquaculture industry, the pearl
aquaculture industry and the Tasmanian salmon aquaculture industry.
Oysters are grown in 41 estuaries of rivers from the NSW Victoria
border to the NSW Queensland border except for around the Sydney
area. There are 380 oyster aquaculture permit holders that hold
between themover 3,000 aquaculture leases, with a total area of
about 3,100 hectares of submerged Crown land. The leases are
administered by NSW DPI.
HACCP Plan for Oyster Production & Processing (PDF)
Total Quality Assurance (TQA) and Hazard Analysis Critical Control
Point (HACCP) Manual for Oyster Production and Processing.
Oyster &
Molluscs - Virginia Institute of Marine Science's Molluscan
Ecology Program
The Molluscan Ecology Program within the Department of Fisheries
Science at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) is a
dynamic research group that derives its origins from the original
oyster biologists at the Virginia Fisheries Laboratory, the
organizational ancestor to VIMS. While one of our main focuses is to
provide research-based advisory service to the Commonwealth of
Virginia for oyster biology, ecology, restoration and fishery
management, our interests and research include a wide range of other
topics. In the past these have included studies on other benthic and
pelagic molluscs found locally in the Chesapeake Bay such as hard
clams, squid and whelks, including the invasive rapa whelk. As the
oyster aquaculture industry continues to expand we continue to work
with local industry members investigating various aspects of water
quality and sediment deposition associated with oyster aquaculture,
working toward the development of a Best Management Practice (BMP)
plan
Chesapeake Bay Oyster Information
The eastern oyster is one of the most iconic species in the
Chesapeake Bay. For more than a century, oysters have made up one of
the region’s most valuable commercial fisheries, and the
filter-feeder continues to clean our waters and offer food and
habitat to other animals. But over-harvesting, disease and habitat
loss have led to a severe drop in oyster populations. Scientists are
working to manage harvests, establish sanctuaries, overcome the
effects of disease and restore reefs with hatchery-raised seed in an
effort to bring back the bivalve.
The Suminoe Oyster
(PDF) - Information and Photos
Aquaculture facts and figures 2013
A diverse range of sensational seafood including oysters,
prawns, marine and freshwater fish, yabbies and mussels is the
result of aquaculture in New South Wales. The quality seafood
produced by NSW aquaculture farms has won many fine food awards and
accolades from food writers from across Australia. This report
includes information on: Types of Aquaculture in NSW, Oyster
production, Industry value, Aquaculture farms, Aquaculture
production
Silver
Point Oysters - Information about Pacific Oysters, Oyster
Shucking, Oyster Cooking, Oyster Nutrition, Oyster Crafts
Oysters - Aquaculture Oyster Producers, Oyster Farmers,
Oyster Exporters, Importers & Processors, Wholesale & Agents of
Oysters
See also from Trade-Seafood: Flat
Oyster, Pacific
Oyster, Sydney
Rock Oyster
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