When Dr Pierre Hugo started his research on spawning abalone in captivity almost 30 years ago, little did he know that his research would lead to the establishment of the largest abalone farming company in South Africa.
25 Years later, Abagold Limited had been formed. The company consisted of three farms, namely Sea View, Bergsig and [...]
The CANSA Relay For Life concept was created as an all-night event to represent the fact that cancer never sleeps. A cancer patient endures months and sometimes years of treatment and life changing issues. Staying overnight at the Relay is one small way that participants symbolise and support the struggles of cancer patients and their [...]
A Glimpse of the Last Few Months at Abagold!
AMAZA 5
In our previous newsletter we told you a bit about the new Amaza 5 development; the first phase of the Amaza Farm was completed in 2006, and Phase 5 of the development commenced in June 2010. Our Technical team has been very busy since then, completing [...]
HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR!
Amaza 5 – The final phase
From the initial experiments done in the Old Harbour in 1989 to spawn abalone in captivity, Abagold has expanded its production facilities to include three farms harvesting more than 20 tons of live abalone per month. Sea View Farm started its farming operation in 1998, Bergsig (Mountain View) Farm in [...]
