A container being used for hatchery rearing of Pinctada maxima (left) is shown beside an empty container. Note the dark conditions in which the Pinctada maxima spat are housed. The lights in the building are usually turned off, and all the windows are blacked out. Photo Nicholas Sturman.
At the hatchery, a fine black mesh with attached Pinctada maxima spat is immersed in a large black container. Photo Nicholas Sturman.
Mohamad Irfan Bin Ansori (left) with two of the Lombok farm hands showing the different sizes of mollusk holders used. The green holder Mohamad holds is for spat, while the one on the far right is for adults. Photo by Nicholas Sturman.
Pinctada maxima primed for grafting/nucleating/seeding. Photo by Nicholas Sturman.
The baskets and their Pinctada maxima occupants attract a whole range of aquatic life. Photo by Jeffery Bergman.
Figure 2. A map of Indonesia and the surrounding region, with Lombok shown in more detail. The red circle indicates the area in which the farm is located.
One of the more colorful employees encountered on the Lombok farm visit. Pearl farms provide employment to local residents in remote areas who might have no other means of income. Photo by Julie Poli.
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