Te Matau a Māui
Subtitle: Fish-hooks, Fishing and Fisheries in New Zealand
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: Feb 29, 2016
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780824866181
Description: "Te Matau a Maui discusses the form and function of the traditional Maori fishhook, customary fishing, and development of commercial fishing in New Zealand since European settlement (including the adoption of the "rotating hook" design as a re-discovery of the innovative and highly effective Maori hook design by present day commercial long-line fisheries), and changes in Maori lifestyle associated with the increasing availability of European agricultural cultivars and domestic animals in the nineteenth century, and urbanisation in the twentieth century that led to a decline in Maori fishing activity and the loss of indigenous knowledge"--Publisher information.
Notes: Source title: Te Matau a Māui: Fish-hooks, Fishing and Fisheries in New Zealand