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Although historic sources provide information on recent centuries, archaeology can contribute longer term understandings of pre-industrial marine exploitation in the Indo-Pacific region, providing valuable baseline data for evaluating contemporary ecological trends. This volume contains eleven papers which constitute a diverse but c

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Author:   Rintaro Ono ,  Alex Morrison ,  David Addison
Publisher:   Division of Archaeology & Natural History (ANH), RSPAS, Australian National University (ANU)
Imprint:   Division of Archaeology & Natural History (ANH) (A
ISBN:  

9781925021257

ISBN 10:   1925021254
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   01 December 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part 1: Prehistoric and Historic Marine Resource Use in the Indo-Pacific Region  1  New Flesh for Old Bones: Using Modern Reef Fish to Understand Midden Remains from Guam, Mariana Islands Richard K. Olmo  2  Pelagic Fishing in the Mariana Archipelago: From the Prehistoric Period to the Present Judith R. Amesbury  3  Historical Ecology and 600 Years of Fish Use on Atafu Atoll, Tokelau Rintaro Ono, David J. Addison  4  Red Abalone, Sea Otters, and Kelp Forest Ecosystems on Historic Period San Miguel Island, California Todd J. Braje, Jon M. Erlandson, Torben C. Rick  5  Exploring the Social Context of Maritime Exploitation in Tanzania between the 14th-18th c. AD: Recent Research from the Mafia Archipelago Annalisa C. Christie  Part 2: Specific Marine Resource Use in the Pacific and Asia  6 Beyond Subsistence: Cultural Usages and Significance of Baler Shells in Philippine Prehistory Timothy Vitales  7 The History and Culture of Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) Exploitation in Japan, East Asia, and the Pacific Hashimura Osamu  Part 3: Marine Use and Material Culture in the Western Pacific  8  Oceanic Encounter with the Japanese: An Outrigger Canoe-Fishing Gear Complex in the Bonin Islands and Hachijo-Jima Island Akira Goto  9  The Technique and Ecology Surrounding Moray Fishing: A Case Study of Moray Trap Fishing on Mactan Island, Philippines Takashi Tsuji  Part 4: Modern Marine Use and Resource Management  10  Marine Resource Use in Transition: Modern Fishing in Tonga, Western Polynesia Kazuhiro Suda  11  Territoriality in a Philippine Fishing Village: Implications for Coastal Resource Management Shio Segi   

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