We’re a six-decade family run aquaculture farm.
Our lineage of watermen and women include three generations. Oyster farming runs in our blood.
Our oysters are grown in the pristine inlets and estuaries of Port Stephens, NSW. We’ve a dual species farm and we’ve been supplying premium Sydney Rock and Pacific Oysters to the wholesale market for more than 60 years.
Sydney Rock Oysters.
XL Oysters was one of the first farms to establish itself in the Port Stephens region in the early 1960’s. We grow premium Sydney Rock Oysters, scientifically known as ‘saccostrea glomerata’.
Our farming process
The process of Aquaculture takes at least two years to harvest from seed to market size. We acquire juvenile single-seed Sydney Rock Oysters from a hatchery, that are slightly older than the minuscule spats but still measured in millimeters. Buying slightly larger seed to 10ml means the oysters have a greater chance of survival.
“Our farmers feel a sense of stewardship over protecting our estuarine environment and are active members on a number of NSW shellfish water quality management boards.”
— Mark Salm, Director