[smetzler]

Originally Posted by Ragnorak

I'm happy to hear people think differently.

There is no consensus here other than regarding the attractiveness of the pearls produced by the Land Grant program as published in Pearl World, as well as the additional images you have posted. The premise of this thread as expressed in Post #1 is the opportunity Micronesia may have to learn from the experience of others (Cook Islands) in its fledgling attempt to produce black pearls out from under the Tahitian umbrella. The odds do seem long.

Originally Posted by smetzler

There is no consensus here other than regarding the attractiveness of the pearls produced by the Land Grant program

That's what I was referring to .

I saw this piece of video some time ago and have managed to track down a copy on the web.

Pacific Land-Grant Institutions