Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Original Title -- Original Copyright -- CONTENTS -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Maritime boundaries in the Southwest Pacific region -- Fishery developments and social change in the Pacific -- Policy, law and management in Pacific island fisheries -- Fisheries development in Pacific islands: some problems in paradise -- Lessons for the Pacific technology transfer and fishing communities: the Sri Lankan experience -- Giant clams in the Pacific - the socio-economic potential of a developing technology for their mariculture -- Women in fisheries. Why women count: Prospects for self-reliant fisheries development in the South Pacific compared to the Indian Ocean -- Ocean minerals - Prospects for Pacific island nations -- Ocean energy developments - Prospects for Pacific island nations -- Changes in port and shipping technology in the Pacific and their social impact -- Trade and shipping needs for island economies -- Aid for maritime developments in the Pacific -- Alternative technology - Small commercial sailing vessels. A lost cause? -- Improved education and training for new marine technology and social change in the Pacific island nations -- Bibliography -- Index