Rural context of giant clam mariculture in Solomon Islands: an anthropological study
1993
Hviding, E.
Chapter 1 summarizes key issues relating to the past, present and future importance of giant clams for Pacific Islanders, and gives an overview of the giant clam mariculture activities carried out in Solomon Islands by ICLARM [International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management]. Chapter 2 provides an ethnographic sketch of culture, society and economy in Solomon Islands, with an emphasis on rural systems of production and their implications for mariculture. Chapter 3 examines the high traditional importance of giant clams in a historical and comparative perspective which includes harvesting patterns, local preferences of different tridacnid species for food, traditional postharvest methods, the roles of giant clam shell in material culture and the religious significance of giant clams. Chapter 4 describes traditional knowledge and beliefs about giant clams and lists taxonomies for tridacnids in 19 Solomon Islands languages. Chapter 5 is a study of ICLARM's village-level ocean nursery trials, with particular reference to mutual communication between participating villagers and mariculture researcher. Chapter 6 examines customary law as it applies to potential mariculture sites in Solomon Islands. Chapter 7 examines some important organizational circumstances for rural mariculture with reference to the flexible nature of subsistence-based-household economy. The varied potential for developing and expanding domestic markets for giant clam is briefly discussed
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