From River to Restaurant: Smarter Oyster Farming That Works

What if oyster farming worked more like regenerative grazing?
This NSW oyster farmer is using technology, systems thinking, and innovation to change the game.
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In this video, we visit a family-run oyster farm on the Clyde River near Batemans Bay, NSW, where Kevin McAsh shows how modern oyster farming is evolving. From floating basket systems and flip-farm technology to automated grading, wet storage, and upweller systems, this operation has reduced labour, lowered mortality, improved oyster quality, and created a more resilient business.

If you’re interested in regenerative agriculture, smart farming systems, water quality, aquaculture innovation, or food production, this story shows how land and water farming share more in common than most people realise.

This video covers oyster farming systems, aquaculture innovation, floating oyster baskets, flip farm technology, oyster grading machines, wet storage tanks, oyster mortality reduction, salinity and phytoplankton management, river health, downstream impacts of land use, and sustainable food production in Australia.

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Location & Featured Guest:
📍 Clyde River, Batemans Bay, NSW, Australia
🎤 Kevin McAsh – Oyster Farmer & Innovator

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00:00 Oyster farming on the Clyde River (why this matters)
01:38 The labour problem with traditional oyster trays
04:40 Floating oyster systems explained
06:20 Flip-farm technology that saves time & labour
09:04 Managing millions of oysters efficiently
10:34 Why oyster shape, movement & drying matter
12:38 High-tech oyster grading & automation
14:41 Catching and growing wild oyster spawn
15:40 Upwellers: keeping baby oysters alive
18:04 How land farming impacts oyster farms
19:09 Wet storage tanks & market resilience
22:41 The future of oyster farming