![]() ![]() Undaunted, he moved south to Buton, Indonesia where he successfully produced the world’s first South Sea pearls. He set up camp in 1916 in Zamboanga, east of Palawan, and started pearl cultivation, but unforeseen security threats pushed him out. These large oysters of the South Seas beckoned him. ![]() Dr Fujita, the scientific mastermind behind Japan’s flourishing Akoya pearl industry pioneered by fellow countryman Kokichi Mikimoto, was fired by a passion and mission to grow larger lustrous orbs. These mysterious creatures were revealed by Japanese explorer and marine scientist, Dr Sukeo Fujita during his early 20th century adventures in the South Seas. Oysters flourish coccooned in mesh panels Among the mollusks flourishing here is the bivalve Pinctada maxima, with its iridescent golden-lipped mother of pearl shell and an inherent ability to produce golden pearls. Hidden beneath the pristine waters that lap her shores is a magical concentration of marine biodiversity. ![]() This is Palawan, one of the 7,000 plus islands of the Philippines. Intrepid travelers describe her as the most stunningly beautiful island in the world, a finger of paradise, fringed by wide beaches, forest-covered craggy cliffs, and high-altitude thermal lakes. ![]()
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