Streaky Bay battle over oyster spat for spit

Residents, business owners and oyster growers in the Eyre Peninsula town of Streaky Bay are battling a proposal to develop a five-hectare oyster lease in what they say is an environmentally sensitive and visually prominent part of the bay known as The Spit.

Kangaroo Island neighbours still divided over proposed sea port

A Kangaroo Island abalone farm has announced a million-dollar upgrade on the basis that a proposed timber export seaport 200 hundred metres away has been scrapped – despite the timber company saying its planning for the port was very much “still on track”.

Long road to recovery begins for SA oyster industry

The state’s embattled oyster industry is set to increase production more than three years after a seed shortage crippled supply, according to BDO EconSearch.

Expert report warns of “overwhelming threat” to KI abalone farm

A deep-sea timber port planned for Smith Bay on Kangaroo Island’s northern coast would likely kill a nearby abalone farm’s entire stock and ruin its business, a marine biologist says.

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Streaky Bay battle over oyster spat for spit

Kangaroo Island neighbours still divided over proposed sea port

Long road to recovery begins for SA oyster industry

Expert report warns of “overwhelming threat” to KI abalone farm