Japanese Economic Exploitation of Central Pacific Seabird Populations, 1898-1915
Summary
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.
Cite this Record
Japanese Economic Exploitation of Central Pacific Seabird Populations, 1898-1915. Dirk H. R. Spennermann. 1998 ( tDAR id: 459196) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8459196
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Investigation Types
Environment Research
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Historic Background Research
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Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis
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Reconnaissance / Survey
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Records Search / Inventory Checking
General
11th Air Force
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611th
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611th Air Support Group
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611th Civil Engineer Squadron
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Charles Sturt University
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Eneen-Kio Atoll
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Exploitation
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Millinery Trade
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Pacific Air Forces
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Pacific Island
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Seabird Population
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United States Air Force
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Wake Island Airfield
Geographic Keywords
Alaska (State / Territory)
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French Frigate Shoals
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Kure Atoll
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Laysan Island
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Lisianski Island
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Marcus Island
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Midway Atoll
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Pearl and Hermes Atoll
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Wake Island
Temporal Keywords
Historic
Spatial Coverage
min long: 122.03; min lat: 16.272 ; max long: -141.047; max lat: 68.567 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
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