What's this about?
http://cgi.ebay.com/charming-12mm-6...ZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem
If you look around on eBay, you can find others similar. I'll admit that I get the different species confused, and I don't know if everything labeled "Tridacna" is from T. gigas. What I don't understand is, if the species is protected, why are the beads so cheap? What species are the mother-of-pearl nuclei that are used for South Sea Pearls? Are they more or less expensive for the pearl farmers than the Giant Clam nuclei?
Nicole
http://cgi.ebay.com/charming-12mm-6...ZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem
If you look around on eBay, you can find others similar. I'll admit that I get the different species confused, and I don't know if everything labeled "Tridacna" is from T. gigas. What I don't understand is, if the species is protected, why are the beads so cheap? What species are the mother-of-pearl nuclei that are used for South Sea Pearls? Are they more or less expensive for the pearl farmers than the Giant Clam nuclei?
Nicole