Words of the lagoon Book

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
1	Introduction	1
2	Palauan Fishing Methods	10
3	Rhythms of Fish and Fishermen	32
4	Seabirds as Fishfinders	59
5	The Traditional Conservation Ethic and Its Decline	63
6	Improving Reef and Lagoon Fisheries	76
7	Fishing in the South West Islands	85
8	Island Currents	101
9	Fishhooks	111
10	Son of Thunder and Other Fishes	124
11	The Arboreal Octopus	131
	Epilogue	148
	Appendix A. Reproductive Rhythms, Spawning Locations, Good Fishing Days, and Seasonal Migrations of Reef and Lagoon Fishes of Palau, and Other Pacific Islands	151
	Appendix B. Crustaceans: Lunar Reproductive Rhythms and Miscellaneous Biological Observations	190
	Appendix C. Tobian Fishhooks	194
	Glossary of Palauan Words	199
	Glossary of Tobian Words	203
	References Cited	207
	Index	225