Fagasa Villagers use a traditional launiu (coconut frond) weir to encircle and catch atule, August 2007 (Photo E. Lilio).

Drawing of fishing in the #Samoa Islands in 1880, communal fish drive.

Drawing of fishing in the #samoa in 1880, communal fish drive, a common group fishing technique alongside of gleaning, diving, rod and line, netting and trapping. Still used by #indigenouspeoples in #samoa and the #pacificocean zone, sometimes called #Atule fishing. #coastalhistory #tcdtceh