2019-05-102019-05-101987NAGA 10 (1): 3-4https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/3363New Caledonia, which is surrounded by one of the largest lagoons in the world, is a good reservoir of the Pacific species of trochus (Trochus niloticus). The shell of this large marine gastropod yields one of the thickest, most beautiful mother-of-pearls available on the world market. This article gives a brief account of the trochus resource found in the island.application/pdfCC BY 4.0Journal Article