Ecological responsibility

A myriad of different organisms take advantage of these suspended ropes near the surface and latch onto the oysters, harming their growth and severely affecting pearl quality. Typically, this obstacle is dealt with by periodically removing the oysters from the water and blasting them clean with high-pressure hoses. This practice results in numerous environmental problems. For example, the blasting breaks up caustic anemones, causing a population explosion that the environment cannot assimilate. Many atolls in French Polynesia have suffered because of this.