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Ref ID: 32813
Ref Type: Journal Article
Authors: Leach, Foss
Davidson, Janet
Horwood, Michelle
Ottino, Pierre
Title: The fishermen of Anapua Rock Shelter, Ua Pou, Marquesas Islands
Date: 1997
Source: Asian Perspectives (1997)
Abstract: Analysis of fish bone from Anapua indicates that the fishermen who used this rock shelter over a long period were unusual among Pacific island fishermen. Their catch initially contained a high proportion of tuna. Although tuna appear to have declined in importance through time at the site, they remained a significant component of the catch even in the most recent levels. In contrast, the grouper types of fish followed the opposite trend over the same period.
Date Created: 12/28/2002
Volume: 36
Number: 1
Page Start: 51
Page End: 66