In their natural form, conch pearls are among the rarest pearls in the world. For more than 25 years, all attempts at culturing pearls from the queen conch have been unsuccessful -- until now. For the ...

FORT PIERCE, Fla. -- Florida's next cash crop might be pea-sized pink pearls grown in the brown bodies of queen conchs. Two scientists at Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic ...

The queen conch, a marine snail, lures shell collectors with its unique, spire-shaped shell, but the mollusk also produces lustrous, deep-pink pearls. For years, people have attempted, with little ...

Here are Drs. Héctor Acosta-Salmón and Megan Davis, co-inventors, standing beside an aquaculture tank at Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. The queen conch is farmed ...

Florida's next cash crop might be pea-sized pink pearls grown in the brown bodies of queen conchs. Two scientists at Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute in Fort Pierce ...

Someone somewhere someday may ultimately step forward to purchase the rare necklace currently on display at AF Jewelers, located at 1220 Adams St. in St. Helena. But until then, just being one of the ...

Newport Beach, California – Lugano Diamonds of Newport Beach, California, presents its gorgeous Conch Pearl and Diamond Necklace, designed by world-renowned jeweler, Moti Ferder. This spectacular ...

BOCA RATON, FL (November 4, 2009) – For more than 25 years, all attempts at culturing pearls from the queen conch (Strombus gigas) have been unsuccessful—until now. For the first time, novel and ...