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  2. Oyster farming on Georges River - Wikipedia

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    Oatley Bay was an oyster farming location [60] and there were other oyster farming locations on the left (north) bank, east of Oatley, such as Connells Point and Kyle Bay, but due to opposition to oyster leases from the local and state governments, production ceased at these locations relatively early in the 20th century. [94] [151] [152] [153]

  3. Aquaculture in Australia - Wikipedia

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    The Australian Prawn Farmer's Association (APFA) was formed in 1993 to represent the interests and foster the development of the Australian prawn farming industry. [11] The Australian prawn farming industry now produces over 4,000 tonnes of product annually with a farm gate value in excess of $70 million, providing more than 1000 direct jobs ...

  4. Oyster farming - Wikipedia

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    Oyster farming is an aquaculture (or mariculture) practice in which oysters are bred and raised mainly for their pearls, shells and inner organ tissue, which is eaten. Oyster farming was practiced by the ancient Romans as early as the 1st century BC on the Italian peninsula [1] [2] and later in Britain for export to Rome. The French oyster ...

  5. Georges River - Wikipedia

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    Oyster farming on Georges River occurred between around 1870 and 2023, in the part of the river estuary downstream from Salt Pan Creek. In February 2007, Liverpool and Campbelltown City Council were awarded a $2 million grant from the NSW Environmental Trust under their Urban Sustainability Initiative. [ 14 ]

  6. Oyster Harbour, Western Australia - Wikipedia

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    Miaritch/Oyster Harbour [1] is a permanently open estuary, north of King George Sound, which covers an area of 15.6 square kilometres (6 sq mi) near Albany, Western Australia. [2] The harbour is used to shelter a fishing fleet carrying out commercial fishing and the farming of oysters and mussels [ 3 ] via a dredged channel around Emu Point to ...

  7. Aquaculture - Wikipedia

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    Particular kinds of aquaculture include fish farming, shrimp farming, oyster farming, mariculture, pisciculture, algaculture (such as seaweed farming), and the cultivation of ornamental fish. Particular methods include aquaponics and integrated multi-trophic aquaculture, both of which integrate fish farming and aquatic plant farming.

  8. Saccostrea glomerata - Wikipedia

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    Saccostrea glomerata is an oyster species belonging to the family Ostreidae. [5]It is endemic to Australia and New Zealand. [6] [7] In Australia, it is known as the Sydney rock oyster and is commercially farmed.

  9. Ardrossan, South Australia - Wikipedia

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    Ardrossan is a town in the Australian state of South Australia located on the eastern coast of the Yorke Peninsula, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) by road from the Adelaide city centre. It is notable for its deepwater shipping port and its towering coastal cliffs of red clay. First Street Royal House Hotel Ardrossan jetty Grain handling jetty