Shimmering with an opal shine: New Zealand’s unique blue pearls face threat of warming seas
- Posted on May 23, 2025
- By The Guardian
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Shimmering with an opal shine: New Zealand’s unique blue pearls face threat of warming seas

In New Zealand only a handful of farms produce pearls from abalone, known as pāua, but the molluscs need delicate conditions to survive