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”.

Senior scientists at odds over "threat” to KI abalone farm

Two internationally recognised maritime scientists are at odds over the impact of a proposed export wharf on a nearby Kangaroo Island abalone farm.

The Yumbah Aquaculture abalone farm in Smith Bay on Kangaroo Island. Photo: supplied.

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.