Don’t confuse these slow growing little beauties for the larger, introduced Pacific Oyster, with its rougher, thinner shell. Sydney Rocks are available almost all year round, thanks to the variety of ...

This is an oyster under threat. The rock oyster farming industry was NSW's largest aquaculture business for 100 years but the glory days of peak production are long gone.

The Sydney rock oyster takes about 3½ years to reach plate size (about 50 grams). Oysters are also sold at bistro grade (45 grams), bottle (35 grams) and, with the rise of all-you-can-eat buffets ...

The tropical Blacklip oyster species could help open up Queensland’s coastline for oyster farming and replace the disease susceptible Sydney Rock oyster, which is grown in the state’s south ...

Oyster farmers on the far south coast of New South Wales are taking to Pacific Oyster populations with small hammers, trying to ‘kill off’ the pest before they spawn.

NSW’s Sydney rock oyster supplies are being decimated by a deadly disease. The entire oyster crop in Port Stephens has been lost to QX disease. Written by Maxim Boon Tuesday 6 September 2022.