Double Akoya Pearl Necklace
While reviewing material for a recent blog on the plight of the Japanese akoya pearl farmers, I was struck by one index card from a presentation we made at the 50th Anniversay AGS Conclave in New Orleans in 1984. I worked in the pearl business with John Latendresse in the early 1980’s, and even then, the handwriting was on the wall– the Japanese akoya cultured pearl industry was in trouble, and its competitors were gathering strength.
On the card was a discussion of some of the problems facing the Japanese industry including environmental degradation, diseases and genetically weak pearl oysters, and diminishing skilled labor resources. At that time, we predicted a decline for the Akoya industry, moderate growth for the South Sea farms, and a great future for the Chinese pearl farmers, both freshwater and saltwater. Time has shown this prediction to be accurate. Visit our blog, The Pearl Farms of Japan, Going, Going, G…
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