Ross travels to Monterey Abalone Company to learn about the process of aquaculture. One of the diver's had bought some land so that he could get access to some very well protected bays for diving for abalone. The selection of the site was pure serendipity. Hazards and risks in abalone farming and processing 2 • Hazards and risks in abalone farming and processing 2 Biotoxins in abalone farming: an assessment of risk 3 Abalone farming 4 • Standard Sanitation Operating Procedures (SSOPs) • Process control manual • HACCP manual Abalone processing To clean these tanks we send waves of water through them to flush out any waste. Our abalone are snap frozen the moment they're harvested. Abalone culture. To ensure that this probiotic product offered the desired effect to the cultivated abalone, a laboratory scale production process was first developed, and thereafter scaled up to manufacturing scale, thereby resulting in a market-ready abalone probiotic product. Abalone is a good source of omega-3 fatty acids, which have multiple health benefits, including lowering the risk of heart disease and relieving joint pain. Because the bay is so small we have a real advantage over many other farms as our water has oceanic temperatures ranging from 11-19°C. The average body weight of a 7 cm abalone is usually below 50 g. The bigger the size of abalone in the production stage, the higher the productivity. It also offers another benefit in the form of a new “all natural” product to take to the market. Abalone. These programs allow for the collection and analysis of very large datasets (biological, technical, environmental), as well as the assimilation of output data into various stock growing and harvesting scenarios. Aqunion is the union of three well-known South African abalone businesses (Aquafarm Development, Roman Bay Sea Farm and SPP Canning), built on decades of experience and expertise. We’re so lucky to have a coastline that’s rich with marine life, including the culinary delicacy abalone. Abalone are carefully tended in oyster net baskets suspended in tanks, and fed an artificial diet (Abfeed) which is especially formulated for the species. Aqunion’s farming and processing operations are located in the beautiful coastal towns of Gansbaai and Hermanus. The abalone are fed specially formulated diets that meets their protein requirements at all stages of their life cycle. HIK’s current production output ranges between 140-150 tonnes per annum. To meet the demand from people who love abalone but aren't fit (and crazy) enough to dive for them, clever folks have figured out how to farm abalone. Our inlet water comes from a small bay which protects our pipelines from the large swells offshore of our farm. To simulate this we operate in darkened sheds and conduct our work with head torches in order that the abalone are not stressed by the daylight. Here are the 30 best accounting tools for small businesses. Watch as he heads beneath the wharf to discover how abalone is sustainably farmed in the ocean, then jumps on a boat to harvest wild kelp as part of their natural diet. We believe that the synergy and team-spirit that permeate our organisation will contribute significantly toward achieving this goal. 11.4 Release of abalones into the sea. The production system for big abalones (9 cm in length) should be established to ensure an optimum growth environment and thus high productivity. Even so, there are strict management guidelines and legal requirements. Our Green Tiger demand a particular environment but perform well at the Southern Ocean Mariculture land based operation as our seawater temperature profile is just right for them. This type of farming requires much greater infrastructure and capital investment and has higher on-going operating costs compared to at seas. HIK Abalone Farm’s hatchery is divided into four highly specialised departments, namely, broodstock, larvae, settlement and weaning. Staff stringing abalone for the drying process - dried abalone forms part of Abagold's product variety. A state-of-the-art process. We produce our abalone from stock bred on farm. 11.6 Farm maintenance. Abalone farming has been around for a very long time, but the animals were traditionally harvested for their meat, with any pearls or commercial jewelry use considered a bonus; this was mainly due to the fact that abalone are hemophiliacs and the traditional process of pearl culturing would cause the abalone … Our Green Tiger demand a particular environment but perform well at the Southern Ocean Mariculture land based operation as our seawater temperature profile is just right for them. One of the biggest advantages SOM has is that the farm's location is very close to the processor. Land-based system are the more popular system since they offer a greater degree of control over the growing process. Importantly for SOM the nearest large population centre is over 70 km away and there is no run off from any large rivers nearby. Once the live abalone leave the tanks, it takes only 45 minutes on the road to Southern Canning. Depending on where the abalone farm is located along the South African coast, the grow-out phase is between 1,5 and 1,7 mm per month. HIK Abalone Farm started in 1997, with the construction of the first grow-out platform. Green Tiger, the combination of the two best-known species in Australia provides you with a unique dining experience. This program has made a profound impact on how abalone are farmed at HIK, and gives us a significant edge on local and international competitors. Abalone are farmed in land-based tanks which need large volumes of high quality water to be pumped continually through them. Despite the fact that abalone farm has been in existence since time immemorial, that does not in any way make the industry to be over saturated; abalone farmers are exploring new technology to continue to improve on the farming process. Abalone grows slowly and the process of raising them is a laborious one. Growing abalone is a slow process as each abalone takes at least 3 years to grow to commercial size.