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South Pacific Islands - Reef and lagoon productivity

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    A travel report prepared for the South Pacific Islands Fisheries Development Agency, 12 February – 4 March 1971
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    The present paper presents the results of a travel report, held from February 12th to March 4th 1971, to obtain information about present and future research projects on reef and lagoon fisheries and to summarize historical information about Pacific islands fisheries.
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    Aquaculture possibilities in some islands of the South Pacific 1972
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    The author’s observations in some South Pacific Islands demonstrate the urgent need of the inhabitants for protein food. The limited land areas of the islands, which are generally volcanic or atoll in origin, with extensive coral reefs, indicate that the greater bulk of protein food needed here must be supplied from the vast surrounding waters of the Pacific. In the inland and coastal waters of these islands, fish farming would be useful, especially for the islanders to participate in actively, even to the extent of producing their own daily requirements for fish protein food. To enable them to accomplish self-help in food production, the Consultant tried to evaluate the problems and simplify as much as possible the approach to probable solutions as presented in this report. Although some observations and data presented herein are incomplete, due to the limited time he could spend in each of the islands involved, efforts were made to gather information from many sources, both governmen t and private sectors.
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    South Pacific Islands – Marine turtle resources
    A report prepared for the South Pacific Islands Fisheries Development Agency
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    This report, covering work done in the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and in Papua-New Guinea, is based upon interviews with Government and fishery Officials, marine turtle fishermen and farmers, and local inhabitants in a position to contribute useful information and opinions. It also covers personal visits by the author to turtle nesting beaches and feeding areas, market places and turtle farms. It follows Informal report FI/SF/SOP/REG 102/2 by Harold Hirth.

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