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Traditional Knowledge, Use, and Management of Living Marine Resources in American Samoa: Documenting Changes over Time through Interviews with Elder Fishers

Levine, A. and Sauafea-Leau, F. 2013. Traditional Knowledge, Use, and Management of Living Marine Resources in American Samoa:  Documenting Changes over Time through Interviews with Elder Fishers. Pacific Science, vol. 67, no. 3, early view.

A Methodology for Incorporating Traditional Ecological Knowledge with Geographic Information Systems for Marine Resource Management in the Pacific

Calamia, M. 1999. A Methodology for Incorporating Traditional Ecological Knowledge with Geographic Information Systems for Marine Resource Management in the Pacific. SPC Traditional Marine Resource Management and Knowledge Information Bulletin #10.

This article describes a general methodology for documenting indigenous knowledge of Pacific Island coral reef biogeography, and for developing a conceptual framework on how to adapt this information to a Geographic Information System (GIS) database.

Tools, Guidebooks and Posters from the Locally Managed Marine Areas Network (LMMA)

Various authors. Tools, Guidebooks and Posters from the Locally Managed Marine Areas Network (LMMA). Resource section of the LMMA Network.

The Locally Managed Marine Area (LMMA) website’s resource section has an extensive selection of resources that can be used for assisting managers and as communication tools.

Booklets and posters are downloadable from their website. For example, this deep-bottom fish identification kit contains 50 cards with full colour pictures and key identification features for each fish.