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Introduction by Kenneth RUDDLE and Tomoya AKIMICHI
Sea Tenure in Tokugawa Japan: The Case of Fukuoka Domain
　……………… ARNE KALLAND
The Historical Development of Territorial Rights and Fishery Regulations in Okinawan Inshore Waters
　……………… TOMOYA AKIMICHI and KENNETH RUDDLE
Territorial Regulation in the Small-Scale Fisheries of Itoman,Okinawa
　……………… TOMOYA AKIMICHI
The Comparative Ecology of Subsistence and Commercial Fishing in Southwestern Japan, with Special Reference to Maritime Institutions
　……………… RYUTARO OHTSUKA and YUKIKO KUCHIKURA
The Evolution of Joint Fisheries Rights and Village Community Structure on Lake Biwa, Japan
　……………… YUKIKO KADA
The Seven Greatest Fisheries Incidents in Japan
　……………… YOSHIAKI MATSUDA and YOSHIYUKI KANEDA
Fisheries Cooperatives in Southeast Asia, an Institutional Perspective
　……………… TERUJI SAKIYAMA
Social Organaization and Types of Sea Tenure in Micronesia
　……………… KEN-ICHI SUDO
Aboriginal Claims to Coastal Waters in North-eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Australia
　……………… STEPHEN DAVIS
Traditional Sea Rights in the Torres Strait Islands, with Emphasis on Murray Island
　……………… R. E. JHANNES and J. W. MACFARLANE
Do Traditional Marine “Reserves” Conserve? A View of Indonesian and New Guinean Evidence
　……………… NICHOLAS V. C. POLUNIN
Investigating Territorial Use Rights among Fishermen
　……………… RICHARD B. POLLANC
Defending Customary Inshore Sea Rights
　……………… JOHN C. CORDELL
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