{"id":37970,"date":"2024-06-06T15:53:12","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T13:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssef.ch\/?p=37970"},"modified":"2024-06-10T17:37:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T15:37:39","slug":"visit-to-japan-s-pearl-farms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/fr\/visit-to-japan-s-pearl-farms\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit to Japan&rsquo;s pearl farms"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"37970\" class=\"elementor elementor-37970\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ae10602 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-backgound-letter-holder-no qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"4ae10602\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-112861b6\" data-id=\"112861b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d11d662 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d11d662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>By Dr. L.E. Cartier &amp; Dr. M.S. Krzemnicki, first published in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/facette-2024-web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facette 29<\/a> (May 2024)<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e6d368 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-backgound-letter-holder-no qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"9e6d368\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff43db1\" data-id=\"ff43db1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e53e6e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e53e6e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9371-jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37974\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9371-jpg.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9371-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9371-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Pearl farming activities in the Ago Bay of Mie Preferecture (Japan). Photo: L.E. Cartier, SSEF.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a521df8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a521df8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Having attended the IGC conference in Tokyo in October 2023, Dr. Michael S. Krzemnicki and Dr. Laurent E. Cartier took some time to travel south to visit the cultured pearl trading hub of Kobe and pearl farmers in Mie prefecture. This region is the birthplace of Akoya pearl cultivation and where one can still visit the Mikimoto pearl island today.<\/p>\n<p>Our visit was aimed at understanding current pearl cultivation practices in Japanese Akoya production. The farms in this area are still renowned for producing high-quality Akoya cultured pearls today.<\/p>\n<p>During our visit, we closely observed farming techniques for pearl oyster growth and operation procedures for oysters. We examined each stage of pearl development, from oyster selection to pearl harvesting. Engaging with experts, we learned about selective breeding and environmental optimization techniques to enhance Akoya cultured pearl quality and yield.<\/p>\n<p>Our findings and samples collected will contribute to the scientific understanding of Akoya pearl cultivation, and ongoing research projects on pearl formation and DNA fingerprinting. We greatly appreciate the hospitality of Andy Mu\u0308ller and Akira Horiguchi in Kyoto, George Kakuda (Kakuda Pearl Co. Ltd.) and the local pearl farming families that generously shared their time and expertise.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de7d499 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-backgound-letter-holder-no qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"de7d499\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64ebec4\" data-id=\"64ebec4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ede20d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ede20d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9314-jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37998\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9314-jpg.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9314-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9314-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Akoya pearl oyster has been producing beautiful, cultured pearls for over a century, thanks to the beautiful iridescence effect it can produce (see the colours on the shell). Photo: L.E. Cartier, SSEF.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecbbbd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ecbbbd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Three-generations-of-pearl-operating-technicians-on-the-same-farm-jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38047\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Three-generations-of-pearl-operating-technicians-on-the-same-farm-jpg.webp 855w, https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Three-generations-of-pearl-operating-technicians-on-the-same-farm-300x149.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Three-generations-of-pearl-operating-technicians-on-the-same-farm-768x381.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Three generations of pearl operating technicians on the same farm. Photos: L.E. Cartier, SSEF.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1845d4\" data-id=\"c1845d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f6b82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39f6b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9281-683x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37986\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9281-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9281-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9281-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9281-jpg.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Pearl farming is still very labour-intensive today as the oysters need to be sorted and regularly cleaned from biofouling (e.g. algae). Photo: L.E. Cartier, SSEF.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-166f5a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-backgound-letter-holder-no qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"166f5a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b1e0c2\" data-id=\"5b1e0c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0a2aaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c0a2aaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9306-jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37992\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9306-jpg.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9306-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9306-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Juvenile oysters are placed in lantern nets as they grow to maturity before they can be operated. Photo: L.E. Cartier, SSEF.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f21aabf\" data-id=\"f21aabf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d36be8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d36be8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9341-jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38017\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9341-jpg.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9341-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9341-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The fundamentals of the pearl oyster operating process have not changed greatly in over a century. Visible here are nucleus beads that will be inserted together with a mantle tissue piece (\u2018saibo\u2019 being cut on the wooden board), into a host oyster. Photo: L.E. Cartier, SSEF.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50d7450 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-backgound-letter-holder-no qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"50d7450\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-799e43d\" data-id=\"799e43d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f04ace elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f04ace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9336-jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38011\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9336-jpg.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9336-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9336-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Interestingly, in the production of \u2018baby Akoya\u2019 cultured pearls it is possible to insert two nuclei with two pieces of mantle tissue into an Akoya oyster. Photo: L.E. Cartier, SSEF.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dc5a2c\" data-id=\"1dc5a2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ece9e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ece9e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9365-jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38053\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9365-jpg.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9365-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9365-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Great thanks go to George Kakuda and the pearl farmers we could visit in Ago Bay. Photo: SSEF.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96e88dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-backgound-letter-holder-no qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"96e88dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa5c89e\" data-id=\"fa5c89e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-477d305 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"477d305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9369-jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38035\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9369-jpg.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9369-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ssef.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/303-IMG_9369-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Pearl farming in Ago Bay takes place in a beautiful environment, so much that certain pearl farmers are providing tours and expanding into ecotourism. Photo: L.E. 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