[stretchyone]

Originally Posted by effisk

DAVE WILLIAMS, CORAL SEA PEARLS - HERVEY BAY
0405 169 308

You could try the following e-mail address pearls@aquafarmonline.com it is the one that I use.

[stretchyone]

The pearl that is cut in half showing the nacre thickness of the pearl from Port Stephens Australia is possible. When I worked for the company, Australian Radiata, we achieved about 1.5 mm of nacre cover in about 18 months given the right conditions and the correct farming practises.
The shell size for this seed was between 60 to 80 gram and was less than 2 years old when the seeding operation took place.

[stretchyone]

Originally Posted by Valeria101

Quick question... I hope it is appropriate.

Obviously, the thick nacre in the picture peaked my attention as many other's. And so did the colors! Clearly, it is not fair game to imply much from a small picture of a pile of pearls, but there seem to be some intriguing colors on the line, including some light bluish-gray. Are they going to be on the market in natural colors? And if so, what is out there?

Many thanks!

Ana


PS. Sad that every great pearl has to be called 'Akoya' and every shell is an 'Oyster'. At least not here... You did mention 'Pacific pearls' and that feels delightfully exotic, and straight righteous in the context.

The photograph was one taken for the last Development Application and the web site.
Some of the original pearls showed signs of blues or pinks as well as the true pearl colouring with very few blemishes on the surface without polishing.

[stretchyone]

Originally Posted by effisk

I am not surprized by this.

I look forward to hearing from that scientist I mentioned earlier. He might add his own version of the story.

I am surprised by the story from the former employee as I personally know that employee and would be surprised given his level of expertese as to wether he actually wrote the story in the first place.

Why would he wait until now to write on this web site given that he left the company some time in the past? The immediate reaction, of a disgruntled former employee would be, if he left not through his own accord would be to "bad mouth" the company at his earliest convenience NOT wait more than three years to do so.

It certainly wasn't me who wrote the article, as I too, am a former employee of both Australian Radiata Pty Ltd and Port Stephens Pearls Pty Ltd with a scientific background and no longer associated with the company.

It may well be someone trying to discredit the company Port Stephens Pearls Pty Ltd in a guise to gain support for their particular type of pearl farm operation or something similar.

I am sure all will be revealed in the future.

[Kevin Canning]

I am surprised by the story from the former employee as I personally know that employee and would be surprised given his level of expertese as to wether he actually wrote the story in the first place.

Why don't you ask him yourself his profile is right here:
http://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/member.php?u=1170 - it seems you and port stephens are ones being a little deceptive. But of course you do have the forum to set the record straight.

[jshepherd]

I am going to point out one thing, that I am sure at least a couple of us have noticed. The O'Connor post and email contact show the possibility of someone with ESL background. The "correct" yet "incorrect" grammar is consistent in both posts - in such a way a Word would not catch.
Let's clear this up once and for all. If you are there, Mr. Connor. Let's speak on the phone. I promise to give my honest opinion, and I do not think you can fake an accent or a "set up" expertise before tomorrow or the next. Send me your number and I will give you a call. You can PM or email, jeremypshepherd@gmail.com.

[Kevin Canning]

That's a fair challenge I believe as I know Jeremy has spoken to the other side of the fence, we'll see how this plays out though.

[stretchyone]

Hi Ziede,
I am a master of aquaculture and for taxonomy issues I have to rely on people who work in our Australian Museum for these issues. They have nominated these "oysters" (I will call them oysters when in fact they are a mussel as it is the terminology that is commonly used down under) as "Pinctada imbricata".
They may not be what the pearls look like in the northern hemisphere but they are what we had at the time the photograph was taken. A possible reason why there is this difference is because this project was the first in the southern hemisphere and therefore the possibility of the pinctada imbricata could have spread from here or there.
As I have said previously in the forum we did have some blues and pinks about a similar colouring as yours or maybe a bit lighter. I have also seen some good olde Australian colours here (a green and a gold)which are my favourite colours but then again I am biased. these are all natural colours. Unfortunately, I do not have any photographs of these.
The pearl that is cut in half I am trying to get a measurement on it for you with an approximation of the depth of the nacre. I will post that information when I have it.

[Raisondetre]

Did Connor ever rise up to the challenge? What's the verdict? Now that it's getting closer to the time for Australian Akoyas I'm just itching to get my hands on some.

A bit OT, but would this website be supplying Australian rather than Chinese/Japanese Akoyas? Not sure if it's been mentioned before. It is Australian based. I can't tell from the pictures whether the pearls are of stated quality.

http://www.pacificpearls.com.au/index.aspx

[Ragnorak]

Originally Posted by Raisondetre

A bit OT, but would this website be supplying Australian rather than Chinese/Japanese Akoyas? Not sure if it's been mentioned before. It is Australian based. I can't tell from the pictures whether the pearls are of stated quality.

http://www.pacificpearls.com.au/index.aspx

I'd say that most if not all of the Akoya pearls would be sourced from outside Australia.

[Aycee]

article about aussie akoya's I found

Alain

http://www.colored-stone.com/stories...lianakoyas.cfm

[Caitlin]

Hi Aycee

That is an interesting article. I am going to list it under Pearl News so it won't be lost at the end of this string.

[effisk]

thanks for the link Alain!

Very interesting article, which answers some questions about the oyster species.

[Raisondetre]

Nice. I can't wait to get my hands on some. A 9-10 mm strand in all the pearl varieties would complete my collection. Gives me time to save up as well. They look real good in the pic.

I think I'm sick or something. Went to this work dinner yesterday and a few colleagues wore pearls. I couldn't help but notice the subpar luster ... my freshadamas rock!