(Akoya pearls are produced by the Akoya oyster, the Pinctada fucata martensii; South Sea pearls, produced by the Pinctada maxima oyster, are found in southern seas, including the South Pacific and ...

Each oyster can produce between 15 and 20 pearls ... Saltwater pearls grow in oysters living in ocean. - Golden South sea pearls, White South Sea pearls, Tahitian pearls and Akoya pearls are ...

Oyster reefs are protected and subject to ... Fawcett adds that “most of the South Sea pearl farms that used to be in Australia have moved to Indonesia due to the cost of labour and ...

According to research institute Texas Sea Grant, Pearls are formed when an irritant, like a grain of sand, enters the oyster shell. The oyster then coats it with layers of nacre. Since these ...