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Preliminary report on a fisheries survey in Tonga

journal of the Polynesian Society63 • Published In 1954 • Pages: 199-215

By: Vaea, Straatmans, W..

Abstract
The purpose of this source is to describe a variety of indigenous fishing methods, on the processing of fish, and on the marketing of fish. The authors are officials of the Department of Agriculture and their research method consisted of interrogating fishermen and a retired Acting Agriculture Officer.
Subjects
Fishing
culture
Tongans
HRAF PubDate
2006
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Polynesia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Types
Government Official
Indigenous Person
Document Rating
3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent
Analyst
Marlene Martin; 1978
Field Date
none
Coverage Date
1950
Coverage Place
Tonga
Notes
By Hon. Vaea, and W. Straatmans
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215)
LCCN
08012644
LCSH
Tongans