Bolduans Bay Oysters Pty. Ltd. has marine farm sites in three locations in Circular Head. These being in Duck Bay, Big Bay, and Kemps Bay . The total area leased from the Crown at these sites is 77.8 hectares. The shore facilities are located on freehold land at West Esplanade, Smithton.



  Built progressively since 1980 and including the acquisition of Duck Bay Shellfish, the factory has a total floor space of 1811 square meters. Continued development includes expanded customer and employee parking, extended staff amenities and storage area.



Current: 19 fulltime, 1 part time and 6 casual employees.
Future: Full development of the companies Marine Farms will see employment grow to 27 full time, 4 part time and 3 casual employees.
Opportunities: Employment opportunities


  The initial target of Bolduans Bay Pty. Ltd. was to grow plate oysters ready for live sale, but the development of the oyster industry in Tasmania and South Australia has seen the need for specialist nursery growers emerge. With this opening available, Bolduans Bay Oysters Pty. Ltd. has now developed a product range consisting of 48 different sizes and qualities of oysters. These are available in sizes from 10mm "Juveniles" for ongrowing by other farmers, through to 110mm "Premium Jumbos" for sale into the Melbourne and Sydney fish markets.   Export markets in South East Asia and Japan are also being developed through our marketing company "Tasea Enterprises Ltd.". This company handles the sales of mature oysters and mussels for 16 Tasmanian farms. Approximately 2% of the total production goes to export at this time.