Island of pelagic fishermen: Temporal changes in prehistoric fishing on Fais, Micronesia

Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 255-286

  Ono, Rintaro ^a   Intoh, Michiko ^b  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fais; Past climate change; Pelagic fishing; Shark fishing; Temporal change; Vertebrae analysis

Indexed keywords

BONE; CATCH STATISTICS; CLIMATE VARIATION; FISHING COMMUNITY; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; MARINE RESOURCE; PELAGIC FISH; PREHISTORIC; SHARK; SHARK FISHERY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TUNA FISHERY;

CAROLINE ISLANDS; FAIS; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; YAP;

CARCHARHINIDAE; CHONDRICHTHYES; LAMNIDAE; SCOMBRIDAE;

EID: 79954451916     PISSN: 15564894     EISSN: 15561828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564894.2010.540531     Document Type: Article

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