Cyril Roger Brossard
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This is an old story, just wondering what happened to this company.
At a time when Bali organized under the auspices of the United Nations a conference on critical global warming, we placed under the spotlight the pearl farm PT Ocean Blue Mutiara in Jembrana. Led by Australian David Schonell, 40 years, the company reminds us that it is up to us to make the right choices when it comes to entrepreneur ...
The passion for the sea, three years study in marine biology and a round of investors, are all that David Schonell needed to start aa examplary pearl farm on the west coast of Bali. "I chose this site because of the water quality, its excellent plankton diversity and of the indigenous population of oysters," says the biologist from Perth. Located on a 200 hectare marine site on the edge of National Park Bali, David pearl farm employs more than 60 people. Managed the ?Australian way?, the 5000 m2, fully autonomous with its housing and canteen, camp is remarkably clean. It sorts the waste, and despite some smokers among the staff, we do not see any cigarette butt on the ground. The first monsoon rains bring much rubbish each year, but "the medium is again fairly well preserved," says David.
For this aquaculture marine biologist graduate, it is not about making money at the expense of the environment. If he chose Bali to work and live with his wife and two children, it was provided that they would respect the extraordinary nature. One concern that is rare today among contractors where, among furniture stores, villas promoters and operators of golf courses, it seems to have only the impact of its activity on the environment as long as the money goes into the coffers. And yet, the pearl farm PT Ocean Blue Mutiara is a highly profitable company. "The investment is 10 to 15 dollars per pearl and returns up to 60," says David sells most of its production through an agent in Sydney. With an annual production of 25,000 pearls, which could quadruple quickly, the calculation is done quickly. The company David Schonell linked to the world of luxury, is very lucrative.
Started only three years ago, the farm includes all onsite activities necessary for production, even if, as David says, "there is a nursery in Amed and soon another to Sumbawa." He explains the process: larvae are selected and monitored in a laboratory for 35 days before being immersed in the marine park at a depth up to 5 meters. Oysters, hung on racks, will stay there 18 months, during which they will be regularly washed and selected for their growth and their shape, they will wait for a good time to transplant. The operation takes place in a special room where eight technicians fit all day long a small core limestone lined with a piece of shell that determines the color. Shellfish will then return to sea for another 18 months before harvest, during which oversees the growth of the projection X-ray at regular intervals.
Each bead is unique. "A beautiful pearl is like a mirror, we see it, the surface is clean and perfectly round shape," says the boss of PT Mutiara Ocean Blue. The gold is the most popular before the white are the most common, accounting for most of the market in the world, but nuanced beads of green, blue, black or pink also have their place on the shelves. Aware that the local market can showcase its production, David Schonell has launched its own line of jewelry under the brand Aurora South Sea Pearls, which is already at Nusa Dua in Jakarta. A simple exercise for now but he hopes to spend more seriously from 2009. Passion, a good dose of knowledge and high ethical standards are the qualities that have prevailed in the ultra-fast growth of this company positioned in the luxury market. What do think all those who are now in Bali in search of a "quick return on investment" and how to achieve ...
