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The Australian shellfish
aquaculture company

A group of South Australian entrepreneurs successfully spawn and grow abalone at West Beach and Port Lincoln.
Pioneers establish first commercial abalone farm at Port Lincoln’s Point Boston. Spawning, artificial diet and tank technology developed by South Australian Mariculture (SAM).
Kangaroo Island abalone farm, KIAB, established.
Abalone farming, AFA, begins at Bicheno, Tasmania.
Investors back creation of onshore abalone farm at Narrawong in far south-west Victoria. Second abalone farm, SAS, established at Port Lincoln.
West Australian Investors buy farm at Port Lincoln, establish Southseas Abalone. A consortium of shareholders invest in Port Phillip Bay aquaculture zone, creating Bay Sea Farms.
Narrawong abalone farm merges with Southseas Abalone, laying foundation for Yumbah Aquaculture.
Seven independent abalone farms agree to co-operatively market as AUSAB Australian Abalone.
Bay Sea Farms co-founds Victorian Shellfish Hatchery producing spat for mussels, angasi and rock oysters.
Southseas Abalone acquires KIAB, Kangaroo Island abalone farm. Yumbah Aquaculture Ltd formed, concentrating on onshore abalone farming.
Southseas Abalone acquires Bicheno abalone farm.
Southseas Abalone acquires second abalone farm at Point Boston.
AUSAB business and brand purchased by Southseas Abalone.
Southseas Abalone rebrands as Yumbah Aquaculture following acquisition of WA investors’ interests by the Victorian-based investors. Initial agreement with Yaegl people to licence the word Yumbah as the company name. Adjoining land at Point Boston purchased to form Yumbah Port Lincoln.
Company headquarters, abalone feed mill and centralised processing facility open in Adelaide.
Yumbah Hatchery, joint venture with Cameron of Tasmania, to produce oyster spat at Port Lincoln.
Yumbah acquires oyster producer Cameron of Tasmania and Victoria’s Bay Sea Farms. Yumbah abalone farms achieve Aquaculture Stewardship Council certification.
Yumbah takes substantial interest in ASX-listed NSW-based Sydney Rock Oyster producer, processor and supplier, East33.
Yumbah acquires Port Lincoln mussel producer and processor, Eyre Peninsula Seafoods. Yumbah becomes Australia’s largest producer of mussels and abalone.
Aquaculture Stewardship Council names Yumbah Australia’s Best Responsible Seafood Producer. Yumbah establishes initial Reconciliation Action Plan. Yumbah Aquaculture completes takeover of oyster producer East 33.
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Servings of oysters produced per annum. Australia’s largest producer of oyster spat.
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Servings of mussels produced per annum. Australia’s largest producer of mussels.
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Servings of abalone produced annually. Australia’s largest producer of abalone.
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Capability

From pioneering onshore abalone farmer to Australia’s premium shellfish aquaculture producer. Yumbah produces multiple shellfish species in multiple locations across five Australian states to supply domestic and international markets. Yumbah’s vertically integrated growth strategy is based on organic development, partnership and acquisition opportunities.

Yumbah Group

An investment grade shellfish aquaculture portfolio managed to unlock the advantages of Australia’s Blue Economy.

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Locations

Windswept seafronts, bays and estuaries of Australia’s southern and eastern coastline. That’s where Yumbah practices its craft.

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Helping to build Australia’s Blue Economy by sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, better lives and healthy ocean ecosystems.

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