Prehistoric Marine Resource Use in the Indo-Pacific Regions.

Premelinary Pages -- Preface -- 1.New Flesh for Old Bones: Using Modern Reef Fish to Understand Midden Remains from Guam, Mariana Islands -- 2. Pelagic Fishing in the Mariana Archipelago: From the Prehistoric Period to the Present -- 3. Historical Ecology and 600 Years of Fish Use on Atafu Atoll, Tokelau -- 4. Red Abalone, Sea Otters, and Kelp Forest Ecosystems on Historic Period San Miguel Island, California -- 5. Exploring the Social Context of Maritime Exploitation in Tanzania between the14th-18th c. AD: Recent Research from the Mafia Archipelago -- 6. Beyond Subsistence: Cultural Usages and Significance of Baler Shells in Philippine Prehistory -- 7. The History and Culture of Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) Exploitation in Japan, East Asia, and the Pacific -- 8. Oceanic Encounter with the Japanese: An Outrigger Canoe-Fishing Gear Complex in the Bonin Islands and Hachijo-Jima Island -- 9. The Technique and Ecology Surrounding Moray Fishing: A Case Study of Moray Trap Fishing on Mactan Island, Philippines -- 10. Marine Resource Use in Transition: Modern Fishing in Tonga, Western Polynesia -- 11.Territoriality in a Philippine Fishing Village: Implications for Coastal Resource Management.

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.

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