Juergen Freund / Cultured Golden South Sea pearls of the Pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima) Jewelmer pearls, Philippines
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Juergen Freund / Goldlip pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima) opened, with cultured Golden South Sea pearl on beach, Jewelmer Pearlfarm, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009
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Juergen Freund / Baby Pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) at Jewelmer Pearlfarm, two months spats (2 mm in size) and three months (10mm in size) Palawan, Philippines, May 2009
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Juergen Freund / Jewelmer Pearlfarm, Pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima) in hanging cage, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009
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Juergen Freund / Jewelmer Pearlfarm, newly cleaned Pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) hanging in nets from rafts waiting to be relocated to open sea, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009
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Juergen Freund / Jewelmer Pearlfarm, cleaned Pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) in hanging cage in the open sea, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009
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Juergen Freund / Jewelmer Pearlfarm, cleaned Pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) in hanging nets, being relocated to the open sea, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009
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Juergen Freund / Almost perfect cultured pearl extracted from Golden South Sea Pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima) oyster will then be reused, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009
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Juergen Freund / Jewelmer Pearlfarm, expert technician extracts nearly perfect culutred pearl from golden South Sea Pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima) oyster will then be reused, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009
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Juergen Freund / Pearl held in hand at Jewelmer Pearlfarm - golden South Sea Pearl from pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima) Palawan, Philippines, May 2009
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Juergen Freund / Jewelmer Pearlfarm, Goldlip pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima) with golden pearl on beach, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009
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Juergen Freund / Jewelmer Pearlfarm, Golden South Sea Pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) laid out on trays waiting to have nucleus inserted to initiate cultured pearl growth, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009
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Juergen Freund / Jewelmer Pearlfarm, newly cleaned Pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) hanging in nets from rafts waiting to be relocated to open sea, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009
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Pete Oxford / Penguin Wing Oyster (Pteria penguin) shell with black pearls, Fiji
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Pete Oxford / Penguin Wing Oyster (Pteria penguin) shell with black pearls, Fiji
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Pete Oxford / Penguin Wing Oyster (Pteria penguin) group hanging near surface as part of black pearl farming operation, Fiji
Juergen Freund / Baby Pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) at Jewelmer Pearlfarm, three months spats, 10mm in size, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009
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Juergen Freund / Baby Pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) at Jewelmer Pearlfarm, two months spats, 2 mm in size, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009
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Juergen Freund / Jewelmer Pearlfarm, newly cleaned Golden South Sea Pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) in hanging cages, waiting to be relocated to the open sea, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009
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Juergen Freund / Jewelmer Pearlfarm, divers check on cleaned Pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) in hanging nets in the open sea, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009
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Juergen Freund / Jewelmer Pearlfarm, baby pearl oysters (spats) in bucket, Philippines, April 2010
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Pete Oxford / Penguin Wing Oyster (Pteria penguin) group hanging near surface as part of black pearl farming operation, Fiji
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Atlantic wing oyster (Pteria colymbus) on white background, Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Atlantic wing oyster (Pteria colymbus) on black background, Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.
