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In June 2018, we established a pioneering Tropical Rock Lobster company, Ornatas.  We set out to achieve something that was thought to be impossible! From the spark of an idea to where we are now [...]

In June, our team were excited to announce the first juvenile Tropical Rock Lobsters have successfully progressed from our hatchery to our nursery, completing an incredible 6-month process that [...]

Ornatas and our project partners have today announced a new project which will be our next big step in developing a Lobster Aquaculture Industry in Australia. The 4.5 Million dollar project, will [...]

Following the successful hatching and beginning of the first-ever commercial run of Tropical Rock Lobster at the Ornatas hatchery over Christmas, the Ornatas team are now looking towards a busy [...]

Over the last 10 months, our team at Ornatas have worked tirelessly to get our Moreton Bay Bugs and Tropical Lobsters into production, by pampering, monitoring, and getting the growing conditions [...]

This year has represented exciting firsts for both the Ornatas team and the global seafood innovation sector. Our biggest milestone was establishing the world’s first Tropical Rock Lobster [...]

Our hatchery was featured on ABC NEWS Rural this week after we announced that we will begin producing Tropical Rock Lobster Larvae. This event sets in motion our world’s first commercial-scale [...]

Over the course of 2020, Ornatas has seen some incredible progress within it’s Moreton Bay Bug Hatchery. This Moreton Bay Bug (see below) was part of Ornatas’ first Commercial Scale [...]

Last month, Ornatas were pleased to host a visit from several of Queensland’s state government departments at our Toomulla Beach Aquaculture Facility. On the 15th of September representatives [...]

The team at Ornatas are excitedly awaiting the arrival of our Tropical Rock Lobster brood stock, to kick off the first phase of growing Tropical Rock Lobster in the Toomulla Hatchery. The arrival [...]