A strategic gathering for a sector deeply engaged in reflection about its future.

Producers, traders, jewelers, and other industry professionals participated in six thematic workshops dedicated to production, export, classification, pricing scales, expertise, promotion, and quality charters. This was a rare opportunity for direct dialogue between the different players in the chain, all united by a common cause: the Tahitian pearl, a symbol of elegance and cultural identity.

For Temauri Foster, Minister of Maritime Resources, the objective is clear: restore the prestige of the Tahitian cultured pearl. The goal is to raise awareness among professionals about the need to structure and unify the industry in order to strengthen its image and competitiveness on the international stage.

As part of the fiftieth anniversary of Polynesian cultured pearl farming, the Maison de la Perle is doubling its efforts to conquer new emerging markets such as Brazil, Russia, and India, while consolidating historical bastions like Japan and China. This bold strategy is driven by a clear ambition: to reposition the black pearl as an essential luxury product.

This fiftieth anniversary commemorates a foundational milestone: in 1961, Jean-Marie Domard, then Director of the Fisheries Service in Polynesia, carried out the first cultured pearl graft on the atoll of Hikueru with Japanese master grafter Churoku Muroi. Two years later, the effort bore fruit, launching one of the most remarkable economic and cultural successes of modern Polynesia.