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Sustainable pearl oysters are not available yet to buy with the blue fish tick in Australia and New Zealand.
The silver-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima) is the largest pearl oyster in the world. The best known Australian pearl oysters are found in Broome, and are valued for their white-silver colour with pink hues, while pearl oyster meat is considered a delicacy.
The Australian Silver-Lipped Pearl Oyster fishery is the second most valuable fishery in Western Australia.
Pearl oyster meat carrying the MSC blue fish tick is certified sustainable. MSC labelled pearl oyster meat comes from a fishery that has been independently assessed to the MSC Fisheries Standard. Companies using the blue fish tick all along the supply chain have been assessed to ensure products can be traced back to an MSC certified fishery.
There are currently no pearl oyster products with the blue fish tick available in Australia and New Zealand. Consumer demand is important. You can use your voice to ask your supermarket, fish shop or restaurant to consider stocking pearl oyster meat with the MSC’s blue fish tick.
Wild pearl oysters are hand-gathered from Australia’s northwest coast by license holders operating in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. The oysters are used for pearl meat, pearl, and mother of shell products.
Indigenous Australians have traded mother of pearl shells for millennia, and today the shells retain an important place in local Aboriginal cultures.
The far north west of Australia showcases some of the most remote and rugged terrain on Earth, characterised by the stunning ranges and gorges of the Kimberley and Pilbara.
Find more sustainable seafood species that are MSC certified in Australia and New Zealand.
Explore the sustainable seafood guide.
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Choose seafood which helps to protect oceans, livelihoods and fish for the future.
Where to find the blue fish tick at supermarkets, fish shops and restaurants.
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