Translations for „pearl oyster“ in the English » German Dictionary

pearl ˈoys·ter N

pearl oyster

Perlmuschel f

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English

Their square breastplate made it easier for the diver to bend forwards to look for pearl oysters on the seabed.

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Healthy stocks in many reef fisheries have suffered overfishing, with bech-de-mere (sea cucumber), pearl oyster, dugong and turtle fisheries having collapsed in the 20th century.

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A recent project to farm black pearl oysters has been successful at generating additional income for the island's people.

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These pearl oysters feed on infusorians, foraminifers, radiolarians and other small planktonic organisms.

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These bivalves are the largest pearl oysters in the world.

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Both cultured pearls and natural pearls can be obtained from pearl oysters, though other molluscs, such as the freshwater mussels, also yield pearls of commercial value.

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Fishing restrictions and competition mean they can't rely on trading goods such as sea slugs and pearl oysters, which they used to collect while free-diving to depths of 25m.

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The superfamily includes the economically-important saltwater pearl oysters as well as the hammer oysters.

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Fish catches have declined, as have pearl oyster, gorgonian coral, and acorn worm populations.

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Archeologists have found ruins of chunku cutting factories, centres for split opening of pearl oysters at the site.

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