Final report
The NSW oyster industry is one of the states oldest and most valuable fishery, with a farm gate value of more than $27 million in 1994/ 5. It has an impressive history covering more than a hundred years of farming the native Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea commercialis but has experienced a decline since its record year of 1976 / 7 (Chapter 2). Nevertheless the N SW industry produced more than 60% of the country's oyster output in 1994/5.
A strategic R & D plan covering six key project areas has been produced to help transform the NSW oyster industry into a united, forward looking industry, producing a range of quality assured oysters and other products, marketing in a more collaborative and profitable manner.