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Originally Posted by SunshinePearls In the GIA's Book of South Sea Pearls within the Course on pearls is a section called "Phillippine South Sea Cultured Pearls", there is a map, whose source is Jewellery News Asia, showing 1 pearl farm between Bohol Island and Cebu Island, and 2 pearl farms on the other side of Cebu Island, between Cebu Island and Negros Island. |
I'm not sure... the data maybe outdated.
If a pearl farm is located between Cebu and Bohol (approx. 1 hour and 45 minutes apart by boat), I would have known about it. If it's between Cebu and Negros Island (approx. 2.5 hours apart by boat), this is more probable.
I've done island hopping in these places and have not encountered any pearl farms.
In either case, vessels usually pass between Negros and Cebu, Cebu and Bohol.
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Originally Posted by SunshinePearls All told this map shows 21 pearl farms with the greatest concentration around Palawan and Busuanga. A lot of the area between Cebu and Bohol is a marine sanctuary and teeming with fish, not polluted at all. I have seen something that looked like a pearl farm; but,of course they don't advertise. |
Metro Cebu is polluted.
Bohol and Negros are marine sanctuaries.
The marine sanctuary in Dumaguete, Negros, was just restored after being desroyed by fishermen and now a scuba diving resort.
The best marine sanctuaries are in Palawan, Busuanga and Mindoro where the famous Apo Reef is located.
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Originally Posted by SunshinePearls The GIA book says that the Philippine culture both P.Margaritifera (native to the Philippines); but smaller than those grown in French polynesia. Mostly they grow P.maxima in silver and gold lipped varieties.
As is a lot of the business in the Philippines, most Philippine farms are joint ventures with the Japanese. It says the largest farm employs about 700, and consists of four farms, and they sell most of their pearls in Japan. |
Yes, I've heard of joint-ventures with the Japanese but the farms are located in Mindanao. There is also a farm in Luzon producing fw blister pearls.