A hive of activity
The first two of 15 planned units on Sulamanzi have been completed, and already houses 14 tons of abalone. The third unit’s construction is underway, and ahead of schedule. Read More
Agriseta Abagold
Two Abagold employees received accolades at the recent AgriSETA awards ceremony. Faniswa Mtebele was nominated for the best adult basic education and training pupil, and Sihle Dlamini for best intern. Read More
Abagold wins Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry Trophy for Innovation
The 22nd annual competition for the Western Cape Exporter of the year, as run by the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and sponsored by Absa Capital, was recently held in Cape Town. At this function, Abagold Ltd was awarded the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry Trophy for Innovation. Read More
Dormac named exporter of the year 2012
South Africa’s biggest ship repair and oil rig servicing company, Dormac, was chosen last night as the Western Cape’s Exporter of the Year in the 22nd annual competition run by the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry and sponsored by Absa Capital. Read more
Perlemoenboerdery in Suid-Afrika
Perlemoenboerdery in Suid-Afrika is aan die groei en kan in die toekoms ‘n beperkende impak op perlemoenstropery hê. So het Christo du Plessis, besturende direkteur van Abagold, by die viering van die 21ste Walvisfees hier gesê. Abagold bedryf groot perlemoenplase by Hermanus. Lees Meer
Fruit of the Sea
Christo du Plessis, managing director of Abagold, tells South Africa Magazine that South African abalone, known to South Africans as perlemoen, is one of the most desirable seafood dishes in the world. Read More
Abalone: Farming Gold
Four years from now, when all the phases of Abagold’s fourth production facility will be complete, the company’s annual abalone production will almost double from the current 275tonnes (representing a monetary value of over R75million) to 475tonnes. Read more
Farming Abalone – On Land
Hermanus business is combating dwindling perlemoen numbers. Read More
The Story of an African (Abalone) Farm
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. Read More
Aquaculture Rescues our Abalone
Abalone (perhaps better known as perlemoen), a seafood delicacy unique to the Western Cape coastline, is steadily and aggressively being wiped out by poachers, as is regularly reported. Easy and lucrative money has turned poaching into a full-scale industry, now removing an estimated 1 000 tons a year from our shorelines. Read More
