Grown and ‘hand-plucked’ from a natural, safe and sustainable habitat.
We have developed the world’s first commercial greenlip abalone sea ranching facility. We build our own artificial abalone reefs (called abitats) on our leases in the pristine waters of Flinders Bay. We place hatchery reared juvenile abalone on them – then let nature (with a little help from our divers) do the rest to produce this marine delicacy. A totally natural, ‘wild-harvest’ product. Because we have some control of the process we can harvest to market demand to whatever size the market requires. We call this aquaculture technique sea ranching.
Harvest
Hatchery reared juvenile greenlip abalone are placed on our custom built reefs in the pristine waters of Flinders Bay. Our leases are situated in areas where wild abalone is in abundance. Nature (with a little help from our divers) does the rest to provide a premium product.
Sustainability
Sustainability is a core function of our business. Our ranch in Flinders Bay is situated in a protected marine park, Ngari Capes Marine Park. There is a very light footprint using our tested sea ranching technique.
Sustainability
Sustainability is a core function of our business. Our ranch in Flinders Bay is situated in a protected marine park, Ngari Capes Marine Park. There is a very light footprint using our tested sea ranching technique.
Green Lip Abalone
Our ranched abalone is a totally natural, 'wild-harvested,' premium product. The abalone is grown in its natural habitat, the ocean. It feeds on seaweed as do wild abalone.
Noosa News - A sample of WA's finest served here
Peter Kuruvita is bringing a taste of Margaret River to Noosa. .....
The West Australian, Chef champions local produce in series
Season two of Peter Kuruvita’s Coastal Kitchen premiers on SBS on Thursday, featuring the Margaret River region across the six-part series.
The Noosa-based award-winning chef and restaurateur spent a month in the region, sampling food and wine, and meeting with farmers and producers.
He said his highlights were diving for abalone with Ocean Grown Abalone off the coast of Augusta, and meeting local Aboriginals to hear their stories.
“Everyone I bumped into was a great character and had an amazing story to tell,” he said.
“The thing that got me going was the passion and fire in everyone I met.”
Kuruvita said championing Margaret River’s produce was not only important for tourism, but for residents.
Panko Crumbed Abalone recipe and Asian sauce
Ingredients:
4 abalone fillets, tenderized
1 egg
Plain flour
1/2 cup Panko bread crumbs (Japanese Bread Crumbs)
Coriander
Chilli
Soy sauce
Garlic
Method
Slice the abalone. Prepare a bowl of flour. Add abalone to flour to coat.
Whisk egg. Add bread crumbs, salt and pepper to a bowl. Add floured abalone pieces to egg and coat with bread crumbs.
Heat oil in frypan. Cook abalone for 1 minute on each side or until golden.
For the sauce, mix soy sauce, finely chopped chilli, garlic and coriander in a bowl.
TUCK in!
Ocean Grown serves up higher revenue but wider costs amid expansion
Ocean Grown sold 24.3 tonnes of its abalone in just the past six months.
That’s 161 per cent more than the same period last year, leading to a 222 per cent in sales revenue to $1.34 million. Total revenue was $1.5 million.
Losses for the half widened to $1.6 million compared to a loss of $1.2 million in the same period last year.
Ocean Grown (ASX:OGA), which recently joined the local bourse, reported increases across the board in harvests and biomass.
OGA sees a 161% sales growth
Ocean Grown Abalone Limited (ASX: OGA) released a 161% increase in sales growth in the first half of the 2018 financial year, complemented by an 114% growth in production.
On 31st January, OGA released its operations update and Appendix 4C Cashflow Statement for the quarter ending 31 December 2017.
OGA successfully listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in November 2017, after successfully raising A$10 million in an oversubscribed initial public offering (IPO).
Key outcomes of the report include:
Sales for H1FY18 were 24.3 tonnes - 161% higher than the 9.3 tonnes in H1FY17
Sales were mostly to Asian markets, with sales to Australia representing 7% of the total
A total of 7026 Abitats (artificial abalone reefs) were deployed at Flinders Bay - this is on target to reach 10,000 Abitats deployed at Flinders Bay by Q1FY19
Harvest for H1FY18 was 21 tonnes, 114% higher than the 9.8 tonnes in H1FY17
OGA gets retail ready in time for Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is upon us and our unique, greenlip abalone is one of the delicacies, which will be enjoyed during this special time of year.
Our first shipment of retail ready abalone arrived into Guangzhou, China on 31st January, just in time for the Chinese New Year festivities. We have been working on new packaging for the Asian market for some time, and it is now ready for consumers in some Chinese supermarkets.
Watch this Chinese New Year promotional video from one of our Shenzhen clients.