Despite its characteristic summer, the Arabian coast made a living from its shore activities that spanned from salt ...

But since 1994, something has been killing off the akoyas of Ago Bay, the heart of Japan's cultured-pearl business, and elsewhere in the country. Experts attribute the initial oyster deaths in ...

Over time, a range of pearl styles became available to royalty and commoners alike. During the long history of pearls, the principal oyster beds lay in the Persian Gulf, along the coasts of India ...

An curved arrow pointing right. At Pearl Factory, customers can handpick their very own oyster. Once they've opened the oyster, they can create jewelry with their pearl. More from Entertainment At ...

Thanks to the high-quality marine environment of the province, these mollusks have been successfully cultivated, yielding ...

Maui has two species of native oysters: pearl oysters, which inspired the name of Pearl Harbor, and the native Hawaiian oyster. Native oysters are only about a couple inches large — much smaller ...