Hervey Bay Pearls
Saturday, October 8th, 2005You wouldn’t know it by the name but Coral Sea Pearls is actually located out from Hervey Bay in The Great Sandy Straight. For the last four years they have been working hard towards their first harvest and now it’s in and looking good.
Dave Williams, the owner-operator, is very pleased with the qualityof the premium akoya pearls that have been produced. The lustre is said to be exceptional and the pearls have a skin that is described as being “up to good gem grade”.
If you’re interested in learning more about this little-known industry right on our doorstep you can see the story on ABCTV at midday on Sunday as part of the Landline programme.
