Health & Welfare
Oyster farming in South Australia
Oyster farming in South Australia has become a highly productive and sustainable venture. A quality-control program, new grading systems and government support can help increase oyster exports.
Health & Welfare
Oysters and the impacts of climate change
In recent decades, mass summer mortality in oyster aquaculture has become widespread, with 50 percent of crops lost in a given year. Losses are often associated with spawning, which is normally seasonal but highly temperature-dependent.