Lagoon Island Pearl Farm
I've decided to return to the Lagoon Island farm.
Here's a little video of the farm from a satellite's view, coupled with some other pictures. HD it's not, but much better stuff will follow later.
http://www.daveleblanc.ca/videos/Lag...Pearl Farm.avi
There is still a lot of research to do, which will be ongoing for at least a year or more, while my leases and licenses are re-established. I'll likely be required to perform several environmental assessments and community proposals before productions levels are established, but that's the beauty of being "experimental" at this time. The province will ultimately insist on a production plan, much like the salmon and oyster farms in the area have now.
My error last time around had little or nothing to do with pearls, but the fact I was also growing clams at another lease nearby. I was largely focused on successful production from the clam farm, while pearl culture was a secondary project.
Like many of the pearl farmers and distributors who post here, I am extraordinarily concerned about the environment, navigation, market stability, fair labour/trade practices and sustainable development.
My operation will be austere, to say the least. For the first while, I'll be "off the grid" focusing mainly on building, or at least until I can afford a satellite internet/tv system. During low tides though, you can expect me to be surveying, measuring and sampling... much like my mentor, Ed Ricketts, who co-incidentally spent many years exploring the same areas of Clayoquot Sound, so many years ago.
On my occasional trips into Tofino, you can expect updated reports though. Part of my work will involve a lot of time-lapse photography of intertidal zones and animal behavior, plus a little bit (maybe a lot) of boasting about how beautiful Lagoon Island, Clayoquot Sound and Tofino are.
Oh... and yes... guests are welcomed, any time.
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