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Young Guardians Volume 2, Summer 2021

SUMMER – the season of growth. When baby spat are brought to the farm…

Summer is the time for baby oysters, called spat, to arrive at Broken Bay Pearl Farm. Our farm team have worked hard over the year to recruit brood stock oysters from the wild. Oysters hide using camouflage and position themselves in crevices between rocks where it is harder for predators to find and eat them. After a successful spawning in October the spat are now over a month old. They are brought to our farm leases in early summer so the warmer waters and extra hours of sunlight will encourage a growth spurt in our youngest oysters.

We will care for these Akoya Pearl oysters for the next 1 to 6 years as they become seafood or grow pearls…

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