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Production of Designer Mabe Pearls in the Black-lipped Pearl Oyster, Pinctada margaritifera, and the Winged Pearl Oyster, Pteria penguin, from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
The black-lipped pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera,
is sporadically distributed in the
Indo-Pacific region, where they have been traditionally
used for food, ornaments, jewelry, tools,
and more recently for the production of black
pearls (Lane et al. 2003). During the past two
decades, black pearl farming programs have
been initiated by several nations and are now
at various levels of productio