Author(s): Md. Akbal Husen and Tek Bahadur Gruung

Abstract: This paper elucidates some recent updates on the status of pearl farming research, development, and its future perspectives in Nepal. For pearl farming, a locally available Lamellidens marginalis, freshwater mussel was identified to use. We collected the mussels from outlet canals of fisheries research facility, brought to laboratory and skillfully inserted beads (nucleus) in the mantle cavity of the mussels and transported and hung back in a productive fish pond for the response. We kept observing the mussels periodically, where the mussels responded to grow white coated glister as the initial stages of pearl. After the continued experiments for 18 months in the Rupa Lake and ponds of FRS, Begnas Lake, Kaski, Nepal, the final stage half round and image pearl was harvested. Our preliminary experiments and their findings demonstrated that pearl farming is possible in Nepal. Since this is one of the newest technologies of aquaculture in Nepal, therefore in present paper we have given more emphasis on handling mussels for procedural bead preparation, implantation into mantle cavity, and general growth trends of the pearl.

DOI: 10.22271/fish.2024.v12.i5c.2981

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