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[Ganoksin] [Issue #165] Tips From The Jeweler's Bench
In this here newsgroup called rec.crafts.jewelry on Fri, 13 Feb 2009
09:16:48 -0800 we all dun see'd a message a-written by Hanuman which dun sed: 1. What Happens To Pearl Oysters When The World Gets Warmer? By Suzanne Wade As the world gets warmer, pearl oysters are on the front lines of the ocean's early warning system. Warming waters, changes in weather patterns, and increases in storm activity may all affect the future success of pearl farms, both freshwater and ocean-based. Precisely what impact they will have is a little harder to determine: Relatively little research has been done into oyster husbandry.... Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/sea-change.htm From the article: "In March,[2007] the pearl industry responded by drawing up a resolution during the annual World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) conference supporting the Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol is thus far the world's most important treaty addressing global warming; its goal is to reduce the carbon emissions thought to be contributing to the warming trend." The Kyoto Protocol doesn't punish those nations most responsible for spewing out the most "greenhouse gases" and instead hopes to punish mainly the United States for being successful. The answer to any disruption in business is always to allow the Free Market to deal with it. As we've seen in the past few years here in the states, (as our chickens come home to roost,) top-down micro-management of an economy or of a business always brings unintended and negative results. If Climate Change is caused by man (which evidence decidedly says it is not) punishing the innovators will not correct the problem. "Building a Better Oyster The effects of global warming are likely to be gradual, and pearl growers are optimistic that oysters can be bred to adapt to counter the environmental changes. Jerry and his colleagues at James Cook University are working to establish a selective breeding program they hope will breed oysters that produce higher-quality pearls and are able to survive under a variety of environmental conditions. The research is still in the early stages, and data collected has yet to be analyzed to determine if some oyster "families" survive environmental stresses better than others. But Jerry is betting the answer will be yes. "I think there will be oysters which are better adapted to [changing] conditions and will survive and grow, while other families will be exterminated. Having that information will allow us to include it as a breeding objective." Taylor also notes that pearl growers may also be able to move their operation to areas newly conducive to pearl farming. "Some areas might become more appropriate, while some areas might no longer support [pearl farms]," he says. "As it stands, we structure the program so that we do certain activities in certain areas where it suits a particular life stage of the oyster. For example, all our breeding work is in north Bali, because we've found that site best suits survival and growth of young oysters. It might be with changing conditions, areas formerly good for pearl growing might not be so any more, and we might have to restructure or move entirely." |
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