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What happened ! India became increasingly prosperous in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries 1 demand for pearls grew 2 Pearl industry became a major part of local life 3 many more families settled permanently in the coastal villages 4
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Alboom GroupR.A.
Z.A.
O.H.
Pearls & Ports
A story of a man
For hundreds of years, the finest pearls in the world were found in the waters of the Arabian
Gulf. Pearling industry provided the only real income for the people . The land was too week to allow any farming and the people were generally too concerned with finding water, food and other provisions to consider trying to make money.
What happened !
Diving Equipment Diean: A basket used to put the Oyster on it.
FtammTwo peaces of bones used to close the divers nose.
LeadahA rope tided on the divers leg or hand , he shakes
it asking to be pulled out of the water.
MeflegahA special knife used to open the Oysters.
The disappearance of Pearl
Decline of the Pearl in the UAE in recent years.
The main reason for the decrease in the Pearls is Pollution.
where it kills shellfish “pearl oyster”.
The importance of the Pearl in the past:
Pearls was contribute 95% of the total national income of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Livelihood for many families in the UAE.
A precious gift .
Pearl Value Factors Luster and Nacre
Surface Quality
Color
Shape
Types
Treatment
Size
Pearl Fishing Nowadays Today, pearl diving has largely been supplanted by
cultured pearl farms.
There is no many people who dive looking for the pearl.
Many people buy the cultured pearl.
Today you can find pearls in the Gold Souq.
However, these smooth perfect pearls are not the ones risked their lives to retrieve.
Pearl Fishing Nowadays Most farms now use X-ray machines to checkif the
pearl has been prepared.
What do you think that the government should do to
save pearl fishing from the decline?
Where you can find some information about the pearl ?
Pearl Farming
How countries try to save this job?
• So many countries try hard to teach people how was this job important in the past.
• Commission issued a heritage and history under the chairmanship of His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Hassan Khazraji, Minister of Islamic Affairs and endowments book about diving titled "Diving the United Arab Emirates. "
How countries try to save this job?
• Bahrain hails career pearling by divers day.
http://www.shecypearljewelry.com/pearl-guide/pearl-quality.html
References
http://www.sheikhmohammed.co.ae/
http://www.emiratesdiving.com
http://www.divingheritage.com
http://www.wowhead.com
The End