A BRIEF HISTORY
Tasmanian Oyster Co.
A BRIEF HISTORY
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Shellfish Culture was set up after a small meeting of oyster farmers in a chicken shed at Lenah Valley, in Southern Tasmania.
1979
Our first hatchery was established at The Gulch, Bicheno on the East Coast of Tasmania.
First oyster spat produced in March 1980.
First oyster spat produced in March 1980
1980
First commercial nursery built at Pipeclay Lagoon, Tasmania
1983
First commercial nursery built at Pipeclay Lagoon, Tasmania.
Shellfish Culture became an unlisted public company.
1989
Shellfish Culture became an unlisted public company
Hatchery achieves 50 million spat sales.
1992
Hatchery achieves 50 million spat sales.
New hatchery and nursery constructed on current site at Pipeclay Lagoon.
1998
New hatchery & nursery constructed on current site at Pipeclay Lagoon
Successful commercial breeding of Scallops, Mussels & Abalone
2005
Successful commercial breeding of Scallops, Mussels and Abalone.
Hatchery achieves 100+ million spat sales.
2007
Hatchery achieves 100+ million spat sales
Commercial spat sales in Singapore, Japan & Vietnam
2010
Commercial spat sales in Singapore, Japan and Vietnam.
Record spat sales achieved by the Company.
2015
Record spat sales achieved by the company
SCL integrates with Tasmanian Oyster Co. & commences sales of mature oysters to the consumer market
2019
SCL integrates with Tasmanian Oyster Co. and commences sales of mature oysters to the consumer market.
Completed the transformational Poke acquisition, doubling the farming footprint to more than 220ha of pristine Tasmanian water.
2020
Achieved a strong group operating profit of $3.5M and added more than 40 people to the organisation.
2021
Produced and sold a milestone 1M dozen mature oysters, and expanded our footprint in SA via the acquisition of our Coffin Bay Hatchery.
2022
Our Oysters Journey
1. Algae Production
Algae is produced to feed the oyster spat.
3. Hatchery
2. Spawning
Our skilled technicians produce baby oysters (spat)
The baby oysters cared for 7 days a week, growing to 2mm in size.
4. Nursery
We are the experts in small oyster spat husbandry, via 40+ years of development and learnings.
5. Growout
With fully organic practices, our oysters grow in some of the most wild and unruly environments on the planet.
