Tahitian cultured pearl
The Tahitian cultured pearl is the second direct resource of French Polynesia after tourism and in front of fishery products, vanilla and monoi. In 2018 the sector represents more than half of exports with 7,6 Billions Fxpf (64Million euro).
Agenda
The new site perledeculturedetahiti.com was created by the Tahitian Pearl Association of French Polynesia (TPAFP) in order to answer consumers’ questions and curiosity but also as a tool dedicated to Tahitian cultured pearl professionals.
Newsletter
News
Environmental strategy, at the center of our actions
All research and development programs on the Tahitian cultured pearl industry represent, since 1992, nearly 2 billion xpf (17 million euros) financed by the French government, Europe and with 30% loan directly from Polynesia with an effort and an allocation of...
Pearl story
An extraordinary story of men and lagoons, an inheritance to be passed on, that Polynesia intends to write in the most beautiful way in the years to come. Discover the history of the Tahitian cultured pearl.
Gallery
The library TPAFP offers to the professionals resources in the form of illustrations, images, videos and texts. These elements are covered by the Creative Commons license.
The pearl industry
The Polynesian pearl industry is a group of actors and activities which for more than half a century have worked together in order to produce the most beautiful pearls in the world. If we think first of pearl producers or jewelers, this activity represent a complex sector that involves multiple intermediate professions bringing know-how and added value: scientists, nucleus traders, producer of pearl products, traders, jewelers, craftsmen, technical and administrative services which make the Tahitian cultured pearl an integrated but complex sector.