I do the breast stroke through glass-clear, 70-degree water, from the dock of the pearl farm to a vibrant coral head 50 feet away. Below me, I spot a blacktip reef shark cruising past a school of ...

HANOI: What began as a routine getaway soon turned into an unexpected journey of discovery for Dinh Lan Anh, a tourist from Hanoii, when she witnessed the intricate art of pearl harvesting and ...

The queen conch could prove to be a real jewel for Florida Atlantic University. The plan: to use the marine animal to produce cultured pearls, and potentially make a lot of money with both sales and a ...

A Wide Bay business is set to become one of the world's biggest producers of premium akoya pearls. After years of work, Coral Sea Pearls will this month begin its first harvest of shells grown in the ...