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No Thumbnail AvailableProjectProgramme / project reportPearl oyster farming and pearl culture
Regional Seafarming Development and Demonstration Project
1991Also available in:
No results found.Pearls, one of the highly esteemed gems, are very valuable due to the high demand and prices for them. Several countries bordering the Indian and Pacific Oceans and some countries along the Eastern Atlantic Ocean have pearl oyster resources. Many of these countries, particularly those in Asia, are very much interested in pearl oyster farming and pearl culture. Japan stands foremost in the two fields having developed technologies and innovations in the field. The techniques of pearl oyster farm ing and pearl culture are not widely known. There is a need to promote more widely the techniques and relevant information on the bionomics of pearl oysters. In India, interest in pearl culture began at the start of this century. Several studies have been conducted by the Madras Fisheries Department in the 1930s. In 1972, the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) took up intensive research on pearl culture at Tuticorin achieving a breakthrough in July 1973 when it produced free s pherical cultured pearls by employing the mantle graft implementation technique. Since then intensive research has been carried out by the Institute on pearl formation, pearl oyster biology and ecology, and hatchery techniques for production of pearl oyster seed. Considerable information of applied value has been obtained. The development of the pearl oyster hatchery technology in India in 1981 opened the way for large and commercial scale culture of this bivalve species. Based on the technica l know-how provided by the CMFRI, a company has been established at Tuticorin to produce cultured pearls. -
No Thumbnail AvailableProjectProgramme / project reportTechnical assistance on oyster and pearl culture in Bangladesh
Fishery Advisory Services
1984Also available in:
No results found.This report covers the result of technical assistance extended to the Government of Bangladesh on the management of a pilot oyster culture farm at Cox Bazar and the establishment of a pearl culture project at Mymensingh. The programme was part of the activities of UNDP/FAO Fishery Advisory services Project (BGD 81/034 and FAO/TCP Pearl Culture Project (BGD/TCP 2308. The services of Mr. R. Pagcatipunan, FAO Edible Oyster and Pearl Culture Expert, was provided for the period from November 5, 1983 to October 4,1984. The Directorate of Fisheries of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock as the National Agency provided for the counterparts namely: -
Book (series)Technical studyPearl oyster health management: a manual. 2007
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No results found.The pearl oyster industry is a growing multibillion dollar sector of molluscan aquaculture. The end product of pearl farming, the pearl, is unique to this sector. Pearl production is entirely based upon health. The pearl itself is a product of the oyster’s immune defences as a response to soft-tissue irritation. Today, most disease problems are caused by opportunistic pathogens taking advantage of oysters weakened by the stress of handling, including pearl surgery and sub-optimal growi ng conditions. Further development of the industry will inevitably lead to increased risk of disease introduction, spread or emergence. Against such an unwanted future, health management is the critical line of defence. This publication provides guidance on the management of pearl oyster health and reviews pearl oyster mortalities and disease problems that will be useful for designing programmes aimed at reducing the risks from diseases. Part 1 consists of pearl oyster health – the c urrent interest in it and an overview of the cultured marine pearl industry. Part 2 examines pearl oyster health management and consists of seven sections, namely: (a) introduction; (b) general information on husbandry and handling, hatchery production, introductions and transfers; (c) disease diagnostic protocols dealing with field collections of samples, gross external examination, gross internal examination and laboratory protocols; (d) health zonation; (e) disease outbreak protocol s; (f) national strategies on aquatic animal health; and (g) references. Certain countries in the pearl oyster producing regions have acquired a great deal of experience in health management of cultured species. Experiences from Australia, the Cook Islands, Japan, French Polynesia, the Philippines, China, the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea are included in Part 3 which also contains a general review of pearl oyster mortalities and disease problems.
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LetterLetter from the Acting Secretary, Department of State to D. Lubin, Hotel Raleigh, Washington 1907
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No results found.Asks for the cooperation of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Commerce and Labor in the formulation of the IIA's plans of work. -
LetterLetter from the U.S. Senate, Committee on Civil Service and Retrenchment, San Francisco, California to D. Lubin, Brighton, Sussex 1907
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No results found.Relates to the recognition obtained from the European Countries for the formation of the IIA. Lubin’s houses in Sacramento and San Francisco are doing excellent business. -
LetterLetter to Prof. G. Montemartini 1906
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No results found.Lubin discusses his financial limitations, his willingness to assist the IIA, and conditions for his potential move to Rome.