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Now you seafood, now you don’t: $350k worth of oysters vanish without a trace in NSW
About 400,000 juvenile Sydney rock oysters were taken from an oyster farm on state’s mid-north coast earlier this year, police say
TL;DR
- Police are investigating the theft of approximately 400,000 juvenile Sydney rock oysters, worth an estimated $350,000.
- The oysters were stolen from Latitude 31 Oyster Co.'s farm on Scotts Creek, Oxley Island, on the NSW mid-north coast earlier this year.
- The stolen oysters were not ready for immediate sale and required another four to six months of growth.
- Fellow oyster farmers suggest the perpetrator might be a rival producer due to the quantity and specific type of oysters taken.
- Recent major flooding events in 2021 and 2025 have impacted Sydney rock oyster stocks in the region.
- The demand for Sydney rock oysters is high due to their exclusive growth along the NSW coastline and highly regarded flavor.
- Police are urging anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage to come forward and assist with the ongoing investigation.