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Andermel Marron

Marron – the Island’s prized freshwater crayfish.

Some 40 odd years ago marron were introduced to the creeks of Kangaroo Island from South West, Western Australia where they are indigineous. They have bred and multiplied on Kangaroo Island ever since. They were subsequently stocked into farm dams and most recently have been more intensively farmed by a few growers.

Andermel is one of these growers and has one of the largest best practice marron farms in Australia. It has constructed and installed the full range of facilities from water supply dams, to breeding ponds, to growout ponds and a final processing and holding facility largely based on the Western Australian Fisheries best practice. There are 52 growout ponds, all netted against birds and aerated by paddle wheels. They are fed a manufactured pellet from a quad bike ridden around the pond edge. The ponds are harvested by draining down and picking up the marron all resulting in the production of tonnes per year of the freshest marron.

Visitors can see the marron up close in the holding shed with their life cycle and the operational aspects of a modern marron farm also presented in an interesting and educational way. The best bit follows with their destination being the tables of the Marron Café or distribution outlets to restaurants and cafes on the mainland.

Farm gate marron sales and mail orders are also available.