Cultured Pearls from Fiji (Gemological Institute of America). At the BaselWorld Watch and Jewellery Show in April 2008, Gerhard Hahn Pearl AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) displayed some variously colored cultured pearls (figure 1) from a relatively new source, the South Pacific island nation of Fiji...more

Pearls Farmers are a Resilient Lot (Pearl-Profesor.com, Nov-2008) Farming pearls is a labor of love for most entrepreneurs these days. The risks so often outweigh the rewards.Japan’s akoya pearl farms have been hit repeatedly in the last 20 years withnatural and manmade disasters China’s akoya farms have been.... more

Second Auction for J. Hunter Pearls Fiji (Pearl World Journal, Oct-2008)
This past May, J. Hunter Pearls Fiji successfully hosted their second
annual Fiji Pearls auction in Yokohama, Japan, with over 90%of their lots sold, attesting to thestrong demand for J. Hunter’suntraditionally colored Fiji Pearls. ... more

Justin Hunter & Pearls Fiji (Pearl World Journal, Dec-2007)
Justin Hunter had a big dream. Why not, he thought, grow pearls that looked nothing like the traditional black pearl. Why not produce pearls in beautifully distinctive hues that are also larger then what are traditionally grown. ...more

A Unique way of farming cultured pearls
J. Hunter uses traditional methods of farming that have been adapted to our unique environment and people ... more

Fiji's first commercial pearl farm
In 1999, Justin Hunter established Fiji’s largest commercial pearl farm.

J. Hunter Pearls Fiji maintains a close working relationship with the indigenous people of Savusavu ... more

Savusavu Bay's special location for pearl farming
Savusavu Bay is one of the most splendid and magnificent bays in the South Pacific. From these waters, rise mountains of volcanic rock surrounding the beautiful bay ... more