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Ecology, ritual and economic organization in the distribution of palm starch among the Warao of the Orinoco Deltaarticle 1974 • Heinen, H. Dieter & Ruddle, Kenneth
Warao • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This article examines the ecological basis and function of certain rituals in which moriche palm starch is distributed....Historical development of territorial rights and fishery regulations in Okinawan inshore watersarticle 1984 • Akimichi, Tomoya et al.
Okinawans • Asia > East Asia
This is an historical study of small-scale fisheries in Okinawa's rich and diverse inshore environment. The warm northward flowing Kuroshio Current supports an extensive system of coral reefs off of Okinawa's West Coast, which is home to many fish sp...