The farming of bivalve shellfish is a Tasmanian success story. We grow more than 3 million dozen Pacific Oysters each year, with some farmers also growing Angasi Oysters and mussels.
We have 44 growers, ranging from large to small operations. All are 100 per cent Australian owned. We employ around 350 Tasmanians.
In the 2022 calendar year we produced oysters with a farm gate value of around $39 million.
In 2020-21 we produced oysters with a farm gate value of around $37 million. Around $29 million of wages and profits were earned on oyster farms in 2020-21. After capturing the flow-on effects for related industries, Tasmania’s oyster industry generated around $41 million in wages and profits, and 430 jobs.
Tasmanian oyster production has returned to 2015 levels, following difficult years affected by Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome and COVID-19.
The prices farmers receive have grown steadily in recent times.
We pay more than $1 million in industry specific fees to the State Government, for access to State waters and best practice food safety services.
Oyster growing areas are around the north, east and south-east coasts of Tasmania.
Oyster farming is low impact — with no feed and no waste. Farming oysters involves lower greenhouse gas emissions than the farming of all other meat, fish and crustaceans. Oyster farms provide shelter for native fish, which in turn attract a welcome array of birds and mammals.
Tasmanian oysters are a great source of protein, omega 3, iron and magnesium. Find out where to purchase Tasmanian oysters here.
We have 44 growers, ranging from large to small operations. All are 100 per cent Australian owned. We employ around 350 Tasmanians.
In the 2022 calendar year we produced oysters with a farm gate value of around $39 million.
In 2020-21 we produced oysters with a farm gate value of around $37 million. Around $29 million of wages and profits were earned on oyster farms in 2020-21. After capturing the flow-on effects for related industries, Tasmania’s oyster industry generated around $41 million in wages and profits, and 430 jobs.
Tasmanian oyster production has returned to 2015 levels, following difficult years affected by Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome and COVID-19.
The prices farmers receive have grown steadily in recent times.
We pay more than $1 million in industry specific fees to the State Government, for access to State waters and best practice food safety services.
Oyster growing areas are around the north, east and south-east coasts of Tasmania.
Oyster farming is low impact — with no feed and no waste. Farming oysters involves lower greenhouse gas emissions than the farming of all other meat, fish and crustaceans. Oyster farms provide shelter for native fish, which in turn attract a welcome array of birds and mammals.
Tasmanian oysters are a great source of protein, omega 3, iron and magnesium. Find out where to purchase Tasmanian oysters here.
