This is our first News entry for 2019. It has been a very busy season for us and yet we are preparing for an even busier Summer, starting with this year's VIP Cortez Pearl Harvest events, but we've had more news to share: We had an excellent batch of Cortez Mabe produced sustainably using the Mexican Black Lip Oyster (Pinctada mazatlanica) and these were offered back in February during this year's Tucson Gem Show. Cortez Pearls were presented for over a hundred attendees of the yearly Sinkankas Symposium in Carlsbad, California.