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Words of the Lagoon
Fishing and Marine Lore in the Palau District of Micronesia
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About this book
Words of the Lagoon is an account of the pioneering work of a marine biologist to discover, test, and record the knowledge possessed by native fisherman of the Palau Islands of Micronesia.
Words of the Lagoon is an account of the pioneering work of a marine biologist to discover, test, and record the knowledge possessed by native fisherman of the Palau Islands of Micronesia.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- CONTENTS 1
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER 2 PALAUAN FISHING METHODS
- CHAPTER3 RHYTHMS OF FISH AND FISHERMEN
- CHAPTER4 SEABIRDS AS FISHFINDERS
- CHAPTER5 THE TRADITIONAL CO NSERVATION ETHIC AND ITS DECLINE
- CHAPTER6 IMPROVING REEFAND L AGOON FISHERIES
- CHAPTER7 FISHING IN THE SOUTH WEST ISLANDS
- CHAPTER 8 ISLAND CURRENTS
- CHAPTER 9 FISHHOOKS
- CHAPTER10 SON OF THUNDER AND OTHER FISHES
- CHAPTER 11 THE ARBOREAL OCTOPUS
- EPILOGUE
- APPENDIX A REPRODUCTIVE RHYTHMS, SPAWNING LOCATIONS, GOOD FISHING DAYS, AND SE ASONAL MIGRATIONS OF REEF AND L AGOON FISHES OF PALAU AND OTHER P ACIFIC ISLANDS
- APPENDIX B CRUSTACEANS: LUNAR REPRODUCTIVE RHYTHMS AND MISCELL ANEOUS BIOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
- APPENDIX C
- TOBIAN FISHHOOKS
- GLOSSARY OF PALAUAN WORDS
- GLOSSARY OF TOBIAN WORDS
- REFERENCES CITED
- INDEX