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Usage of marine resources by Aboriginal communities on the east coast of Cape York Peninsula.
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Title: | Usage of marine resources by Aboriginal communities on the east coast of Cape York Peninsula. |
Authors: | Smith, A. |
Keywords: | Hopevale community;Aboriginal marine usage;Traditional fishing;Marine resources;Australian Aborigines;Lockhart River community;Cape York Peninsula (Qld) |
ASFA Subjects: | Marine resources Fishing Hunting Marine turtles Historical account |
APAIS Subject: | Aboriginal communities Environmental management |
Location: | Far Northern Management Area |
Category: | Cultural heritage Traditional use |
Issue Date: | 1989 |
Publisher: | Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority |
Series/Report no.: | Research publication series no. 10 Research publication |
Abstract: | The objectives of the study were: • To document the current and historical marine hunting and fishing practices of the Hopevale Aboriginal community adjacent to the Cairns Section of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP); • To compare these practices with Lockhart River, another east coast Aboriginal community adjacent to the Far Northern Section of the GBRMP; • To acquire indigenous knowledge of the biology and behaviour of tropical marine food resources of the GBRMP; • To use the above information (a) to evaluate the reasons for differing fishing practices and knowledge between the two communities; (b) evaluate the factors that act to limit or encourage marine resource usage by those Aboriginal communities; (c) to assess the possible need for, and methods of, management of marine hunting and fishing practices, and the implications for the species involved; (d) to assess the need for further investigation of possible impact on the Aboriginal communities, due to marine resource management; • To provide the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) with recommendations that could be used in the development of a management programme for the usage of marine resources in areas of the GBRMP adjacent to these Aboriginal communities. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11017/209 |
ISBN: | 9780642120250 |
Type of document: | Report |
Appears in Collections: | Values |
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