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If you needed any more reasons to try to reduce carbon footprints and/or to justify buying more pearls, it does seem that akoya oysters and other saltwater pearl oysters are sensitive to warming oceans and acidification.
I’ve heard murmurs of fine and large akoya and south sea pearls rising in price which makes sense if oyster health is suffering. As one of the only gems that require life to create, I wouldn’t be surprised if their quality and availability is sensitive to the state of the ecology they’re in.
I’ve heard murmurs of fine and large akoya and south sea pearls rising in price which makes sense if oyster health is suffering. As one of the only gems that require life to create, I wouldn’t be surprised if their quality and availability is sensitive to the state of the ecology they’re in.
How Climate Change and Other Environmental Factors Have Affected Oysters
Just like natural gas, iron, and coal, oysters are natural resources that are affected by shifts in the environment and climate. In the past, marine biologists feared that the greatest threat to oysters was over-harvesting. However, researchers and oyster
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