Japanese Economic Exploitation of Central Pacific Seabird Populations, 1898-1915
Creators: name: Spennermann, Dirk H. R.
Publisher: name: (:unav)
Year: 1998
Subjects: subject: Wake Island
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subject: French Frigate Shoals
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/85326/french-frigate-shoals
subject: Laysan Island
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/85328/laysan-island
subject: Kure Atoll
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/85327/kure-atoll
subject: Midway Atoll
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/85330/midway-atoll
subject: Lisianski Island
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/85329/lisianski-island
subject: Marcus Island
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/85331/marcus-island
subject: Pearl and Hermes Atoll
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/77382/pearl-and-hermes-atoll
subject: Alaska (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/1176/alaska-state-territory
subject: Historic
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subject: 611th
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/164656/611th
subject: Eneen-Kio Atoll
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/165651/eneen-kio-atoll
subject: Charles Sturt University
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/165652/charles-sturt-university
subject: Pacific Air Forces
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/164657/pacific-air-forces
subject: 611th Air Support Group
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/164658/611th-air-support-group
subject: Millinery Trade
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/165655/millinery-trade
subject: Wake Island Airfield
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/165429/wake-island-airfield
subject: Pacific Island
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subject: Seabird Population
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/165654/seabird-population
subject: United States Air Force
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/163642/united-states-air-force
subject: Exploitation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/86083/exploitation
subject: 11th Air Force
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/164651/11th-air-force
subject: 611th Civil Engineer Squadron
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/164652/611th-civil-engineer-squadron
subject: Environment Research
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/13/environment-research
subject: Historic Background Research
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/18/historic-background-research
subject: Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/6/methodology-theory-or-synthesis
subject: Reconnaissance / Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/7/reconnaissance-survey
subject: Records Search / Inventory Checking
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/8/records-search-inventory-checking

description: At the turn of the century, Japanese feather and plumage hunters visited most of the isolated, uninhabited atolls of the central Pacific Ocean. The seabird populations of these atolls were decimated to supply exotic feathers for the millinery market to meet an increasing demand created by the European fashion industry. Drawing on scattered archival records, this article reviews the history and dimensions of the feather trade in the Central Pacific and describes the responses of the affected nations.