Heart of Abalone
fromMeet and greet at our venue on the farm in the New Harbour, Hermanus. Relax and learn something new in the briefing sesion. Boot-up and explore the farm on foot with our knowlegeable guides. En route, marvel at the cute baby abalone (“spats) in the hatchery and walk among the millions of growing abalone as they are natured in their tanks. Explore the impressive technical infrastructure necessary to continuously supply sea water, air and feed all these abalone! Reliable and cost effective electricity supply is essential and the farms have installed quite impressive solar energy options. End off your tour with an optional tasting of this rare delicacy and quick browse through our shop for some abalone and abalone related curios/jewellery.
Cell: 064 940 9255
Email: info@heartofabalone.co.za
Website: www.heartofabalone.co.za
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Guided abalone farm tours – New Harbour, Hermanus
Our local abalone (Haliotis Midae) is endemic to the Cape Whale Coast. This coastline is quite literally the “heart” of the abalone habitat. This interesting sea-snail is a well-known traditional delicacy in the Asian restaurants.
Learn more about South African abalone in our Heart Shed venue and then boot-up for a guided walk to experience the aquaculture industry first hand on one of the oldest and largest abalone farms in South Africa, Abagold, situated in the New Harbour of Hermanus.
Our first stop is in the hatchery where the baby abalone (called “spats”) are cared for during the first 8 months of their lives. Abagold’s state of the art hatchery produces about 1,000,000 spats each month.
On the farm the abalone are kept for almost 5 years to achieve a marketable “cocktail size” of about 250grams.
Witness the impressive technical infrastructure required to keep the 16,000,000 abalone healthy and happily housed in their 40,000 baskets! Also view the construction of the first ever wave energy converter in SA.
Having worked up an appetite, end off your tour with a tasting platter to experience what the fuss is all about!
The Afrikaans name, “Perlemoen” is derived from the Dutch name “Paarlemoer”, which means mother of pearl and refers to the spectacular iridescence inside the abalone shell. Shells and abalone inspired jewellery can be bought as a souvenir from the Heart Shed venue. View our jewellery range in the “online store” at www.heartofabalone.co.za/online-shop
For bookings, contact 064 940 9255, email: info@heartofabalone.co.za, www.heartofabalone.co.za