Pearl hunting isn't just scuba diving. Specialised gear is essential: Weighted stones for rapid descent, nose clips to protect the airway, oyster knives to pry open the shells, leather finger ...

For equipment, pearl divers would have just a ... one of the bank's founders, who came from a pearl diving family. Visits to the pearl museum must be booked in advance. The diving village at ...

“I understand why pearl diving stopped. It was there to bring in money and as soon as it wasn’t generating it any more, why would you do it? It was a tough life.” But diving free of ...

The appropriate dhow was chosen to suit the season, and all essential equipment – sails ... drum – an essential instrument in Khaleeji pearl diving music – after a voyage to India at ...

and matching pearls or whole sets of matching pearls were more valuable than one pearl alone. Today, Jassim uses scuba gear for recreational diving but still has his traditional tools on display.

Fishing boats in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE Before the quarantine, you’d have to be a resident of the UAE to experience virtual pearl diving at the National Museum of Ras Al Khaimah. But now that K-12 ...

Retired Emirati naval officer and experienced diver has made passing on tradition to young Emiratis his life’s mission Dubai: Ali was eight years old when he went on his maiden pearl diving trip ...

The physiology of pearl diving is amazing, thanks to the body’s intricate response to the sensation of diving. When your body detects a lack of breathing and cold water on the face, a series of ...

A file photo from the previous Pearl Diving Festival in Kuwait ... where captains and sailors will disembark, displaying their equipment and oyster harvest. The "Falaq" process, where oysters are ...

Mr. Rashid was one of the guides for an annual pearl-diving expedition, a trip the organizers call a simple attempt to connect young Kuwaiti men with their largely forgotten past. Every year since ...