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Pearl culture rivals nature in Japan and beyond
The article explains artificial pearl production via controlled oyster grafting, detailing Japanese methods in Bay of Ago near Toba, with about one thousand workers and over a million pearls produced yearly. It covers nucleus placement, antisepsis, and rapid skilled oyster surgery, noting dangers from predators and offshore divers gathering oysters for farms and markets in Busan, Baghdad, and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Fisheries
Japan
Milady
Bay of Ago
Toba
Malay Archipelago
Gulf of Mannar
Tuticorin
Ree
Bagdad
Ormer Fenes
Polos
United States
Florida
Black Water Sound
Palmasola Bay
Largo Sound
New York
East
East Long