Article: An overview of Guam's inshore fisheries. (Fisheries of Hawaii and U.S.-associated Pacific Islands)

Introduction

Background

Since long before the first contact of westerners with native Guamanians (or Chamorus(1)) in 1521, fish has been the primary source of protein for the islanders. Little is known about traditional management of Guam's fisheries, but fishing was and has remained an important part of life and culture. In the past, subsistence fishing provided Guam's residents with an ample supply of fish. Most of the fish caught were consumed by fishermen's families or shared with the community and were harvested from three main areas of the sea: The coral or nearshore shallow adjacent areas, nearshore slopes to about 100 fathoms and the ...

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