That's a new one (of 9-11). Isn't 911 the emergency number in the US? (hope that doesn't serve as a permanent reminder to everyone, LOL!) It never occurred to second guess those numbers

Turning to Akoya...

Anyone knows why/how the species of bivalve was chosen for Mikimoto's operation in the first place? Was it simply because the animal was plentiful, well known / evaluated for perliculture by others? Something about the resulting pearls? Or no particular reason was ever mentioned?