Multi-species production
The Albany Shellfish Hatchery is a multi-species hatchery licensed to produce the following species:
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- Sydney Rock Oysters (Saccostrea glomerata)
- Milky Oysters (Saccostrea scyphophilla)
- Blacklip Rock Oysters (Saccostrea cucullata)
- Flat Oysters (Ostrea angasi)
- Akoya Pearl Oysters (Pinctada fucata)
- Blacklip Pearl Oysters (Pinctada margaritifera)
- Blue Mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis)
- Southern Saucer Scallop (Amusium balloti)
- Doughboy Scallops (Mimachlamys asperrima)
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Please get in touch via the Contact Us page to discuss your specific requirements.
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Bio-security controls
The hatchery was designed and constructed to take advantage of the pristine local water quality and to enable the maintenance of strict bio-security standards - it benefits from a state-of-the-art bio-security treatment system and individual, temperature-controlled water supplies throughout the building.
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The hatchery features 3 broodstock conditioning rooms, two separate larval rearing rooms and 3 settlement / nursery rooms.
Each room in the hatchery has separate access and isolated drainage so that quarantine conditions can be maintained as required.
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The hatchery is equipped and ready to meet translocation protocols for sites in WA and the eastern states.