To culture freshwater mussels, workers slightly open their shells, cut small slits into the mantle tissue inside both shells, and insert small pieces of live mantle tissue from another mussel into ...

Pearl farming offers lucrative returns, with potential earnings of up to Rs 20 lakh per batch from a modest investment.

Cutting the mantle: Stimulates nacre secretion ... visit Etimes Oysters are the primary producers of pearls, clams and mussels can also create pearls, though this is much less common.