Oyster, prawn and rock lobster farms for sale right now in Australia
Whether throwing a prawn on the barbie or an oyster down your throat, there’s no denying a love for seafood binds diners in Australia and around the world.
From fine-dining restaurants to pub counter meals, the popular menu items don’t just appear on your plate – an entire aquaculture backstory has been at play on the nation’s coastal and estuarine waters, an industry worth $3.56 billion nationally.
The salty sea dogs behind these well-established businesses have generously kept Australians in seafood supply, and now they’re ready to share their secrets.
Take a look at these aquaculture businesses for sale right now around Australia:
Kooringal Oysters, QLD
Kooringal Oysters is a year-round operation able “to distribute highly demanded Sydney rock oysters to end markets in a matter of hours” thanks to its own air-strip on Moreton Island, east of Brisbane.
Take over Queensland’s largest combined land and water oyster lease and be the envy of all your friends at Christmas time.
Kooringal is based on and off the island’s southern tip. It spans 17.17 hectares of leasehold land and nine aquaculture leases covering 69.5 hectares. It has a 600-metre airstrip and boasts a disease-free environment.
The property at 44 The Track, Kooringal, a 70-kilometre car and ferry journey from Brisbane’s CBD or 25 kilometres as the crow flies from the Port of Brisbane, offers revenue potential from future expansion into alternative streams such as tourism, oyster bi-products and hospitality.
The facility is one of very few zoned for oyster production in Queensland.
“Given Moreton Bay’s exponential popularity and growth over the previous years, purchasing Kooringal Oysters could be a long-term investment strategy, anticipating future capital gains,” the listing reads.
Ralston Oysters, NSW
Ralston Oysters, a family-owned enterprise on NSW’s Mid-North Coast produces Sydney rock oysters and boasts more than a “century of oyster farming experience”.
With a stunning set-up on Godwin Island using the pristine waters of Wallis Lake – a huge coastal lagoon where swimmers meet kayakers and windsurfers – an investment in the well-established business brings unlimited access to sunrises and sunsets, with excellent beaches, cafes and shops just minutes away from the vibrant twin towns of Forster-Tuncurry.
The owners are looking for a “walk-in, walk-out sale” of the business, which includes 10 independent leases, a shared lease, stock, infrastructure and established practices.
The property, covering 4527 square metres, could be yours for $1 million, plus stock.
“This is an exceptional chance for the next generation of oyster farmers or a savvy investor to inherit a legacy of quality and tradition,” the listing reads.
Rock lobster hatchery, QLD
A “world-first” tropical rock lobster hatchery surrounded by national parks about 46 kilometres north of Townsville is looking for new owners.
The “state-of-the-art aquaculture facility”, spanning 268 hectares, is tucked between Toomulla Beach and the Bruce Highway in Clemant, opposite the Clemant State Forest.
The picturesque and ecologically diverse region is known for its lush greenery and abundant waterways.
The “world-first land-based tropical rock lobster hatchery and grow-out facility”, nestled on a “secure and secluded” site bordered by creeks, was purpose-built for lifecycle production to produce 90,000 juvenile rock lobsters each year.
A former prawn and barramundi farm, with equipment still in place, the farm also holds existing approvals for alternative aquaculture operations.
The buildings and equipment are no more than five years old, with some being only three years old.
Worker accommodation is sorted so you can hit the ground running with four renovated residences – two with beach frontage. Other features include solar power, 18 one-hectare ponds, six recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), cool rooms, feed manufacturing, and a 30-car carport.
Tru Blu Prawn Farm, NSW
Take the reins at “Australia’s first” prawn aquaculture set up, Tru Blu Prawn Farm, and rest easy at night in an approved – but yet to be built – waterfront home with excellent surfing just down the road.
Nestled on the Clarence River, just outside the coastal NSW Northern Rivers tourist town of Yamba, a lifestyle change awaits an enthusiastic investor willing to take over the “profitable” pond-to-plate experience.
Days begin at Palmers Island by casting your eyes across 338 metres of deep-blue river frontage on a 37-hectare site that produces 17 tonnes of prawns per hectare.
“Tru Blue Prawn Farm isn’t merely an investment – it’s a lifestyle – and a profitable one at that,” the listing reads.
“Surely you’ve sampled Tru Blu prawns, a highly recognised brand sold all over Australia.”
High-tech infrastructure with state-of-the-art processing facilities ensures harvesting, cooking, snap freezing and cold storage are taken care of.
The massive site includes a stocked area of 15.5 hectares, with an array of ponds as well as a hatchery that secures enough production for the brand as well as the ability to supply to its competitors.
The site also holds alternative aquaculture licences, and a shop poised to deliver upside through expansion to supply the growing tourism market with “the world’s fattest, tastiest prawns”.
Sleeping at night after a hard day’s work is comfortable in the two-storey four-bedroom manager’s residence, as well as a second cottage, and a separate workers’ quarters. Approved plans for the stunning waterfront home will allow you to put your own stamp on the investment, and welcome friends and family from far and wide.
