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309 abalone (Haliotis sp.), 285; black (H. cracherodii), 90, 91f; midden, 5f, 12, 90; red (H. rufescens), 5f, 12, 90, 91f; in Santa Barbara Channel, 80, 81, 86, 89–90, 91; in South Polynesia, 24, 27, 34 aboriginal fisheries, 2 Acanthocardia tuberculata (rough cockle), 246t, 251, 259 Acanthuridae (surgeonfish), 113t, 153t, 160 Acipenser (sturgeon): A. oxyrhynchus (Atlantic), 169t, 174f; A. sturio, 251, 255t, 260t, 262t, 267t, 271 Actinopterygii, 111, 169t Africa, fishing technology in, 4. See also South Africa agriculture, 157, 168; maize-based, 104, 109–10, 117, 119; Mesoamerican, 104–5; Viking Age, 202, 208, 301. See also horticulture Ahuítzotl, emperor of Aztecs, 107 Alaska. See Aleutian Islands (Alaska) albatross (Diomedea epomophora), 24, 27, 31 Alborán Sea, 244, 245t, 246t, 248, 254. See also Gibraltar, Straits of Aleutian Islands (Alaska), 12, 43–70, 299, 304; background in, 44–47; culture history, 45–47; human demographics in, 47, 58–62, 68–69, 70; kelp forest ecosystem, 62, 65, 66, 69, 301; maritime economy, 47; radiocarbon date list, 50t–52t; sea cows, 62–68, 69; sea urchins in, 45, 48, 49, 53t, 55–58, 61, 62, 68; sites, excavations and analysis, 48–49 alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), 170t algae, 128, 166, 167f, 291 Allen, M. S., 31 Alosa spp.: A. fallax  A. alosa, 267t; A. pseudoharengus (alewife), 170t alpaca (Vicugna pacos), 134 Amerindians, 158, 159. See also Native North Americans; specific tribal nation Anadara spp., 115t Anarhichas lupus (wolffish), 167f, 170t anchovies (Engraulidae), 126, 127, 134, 137, 264, 303 Ancistromesus mexicana, 115t Anderson, Atholl J., 14, 29, 31, 299 Andrus, Fred T., 125, 299 Anguilla spp. (eels), 25; A. anguilla, 232, 267t; A. rostrata, 170t, 202 apex predator, 12, 13; decline in, 166, 172–74, 178, 180, 181. See also specific predator archaeologists, 2–3, 14, 300, 302, 303, 305 Arctica islandica (quahog), 170t Arctocephalus. See fur seal Argyrosomus regius (meagre), 251, 260t, 261, 262t, 267t Arius sp. (catfish), 106, 112t, 116 Arnold, J. E., 84 Ascidians, 290 Aspitrigla cf. cucculus, 267t Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), 11, 255t, 266, 267t; in Gulf of Maine, 165, 166, 167f, 169t, 172f, 173, 174 f, 176, 177, 179, 181; in North Sea basin, 215, 223, 224, 225, 231f, 234; in Viking Age, 199–200, 203, 204–5 f, 206, 207f Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), 7, 170t, 202 Atomic Energy Commission, 46 Aubet, M. E., 247f Auckland Islands, 23, 24 auks, 194, 198 Australia, Aboriginal shell gathering in, 4, 237 Aztec period, in Mexico, 106–8, 120 Bailey, Geoff N., 215, 227f, 228f, 299, 302, 303, 304 Balistidae (triggerfish), 113t Balsas River, 106, 107, 109 bandera (Ariidae), 106 bank-island system, Caribbean, 149 Barbus sclateri, 262t, 267t barracouta (Thyrsites atun), 24, 26, 34, 37 barracuda (Sphyraena spp.), 113t, 262t Barrett, James, 201, 203, 215, 299 bass. See Dicentrarchus spp.; Serranidae Belone belone, 255t Bering, Vitus, 62 index GRBQ335-3427G-IND[309-322].qxd 01/17/08 12:51 AM Page 309 Aptara(PPG Quark) Bering Sea fisheries, 43, 70. See also Aleutian Islands Bernaldes, Andres, 157–58 Bigelow, G. F., 203 biodiversity, loss of, 178 biodiversity hotspots, 148–49 biological degradation, 180 bird colonies. See seabirds; specific birds bivalves. See clams; mussels black snook (Centropomus pectinatus), 112t blue cod (Parapercis colias), 24–25, 31 bluefin tuna (Thunnus thunnus), 252, 254, 260t, 261, 263t, 265, 267t blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou), 251 Bodianus diplotaenea, 113t Bolle, L. J., 234 Bonsall, C., 225 boobies (Sula spp.), 126 Boocock, A., 30 Boops boops, 255t Boreogadus saida (polar cod), 223 Bothidae, 263t bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria), 131 Bourque, Bruce J., 2, 82, 165, 168, 299, 303, 304 bracken fern (Pteridium esculentum), 25, 26 Bradshaw, C. J. A., 34 Braje, Todd J., 77, 82, 84, 299 Brama raii (pomfret), 252 Branch, George M., 279, 300 Britain, 189, 222, 224, 226, 231f; fish event horizon in, 203–4, 205, 206, 208–9 Brosme brosme (cusk), 170t brown algae (Phaeophyceae), 128 Buccinum undatum (waved whelk), 170t Bureau of Indian Affairs, U. S., 60 Burnupena (whelk), 291 Butler, V. L., 300 butterfish (Odax pullus), 25 Cabrillo, Juan Rodriguez, 80 Cadidae. See Atlantic cod (Gadus morhus) Cádiz, Gulf of, 244, 245t, 246t, 248, 250. See also Gibraltar, Straits of California: Channel Islands, 4, 9, 13, 14, 92, 301 (See also Santa Barbara Channel); coastal food webs, 12, 301; Native American fishing in, 6, 299, 303 (See also Chumash Indians) Callorhinus ursinus (fur seal), 66t, 85t, 87 Campbell, S. K., 300 Canis familiaris (dog), 23, 24, 25, 27, 88 Cannon, K. P., 3 Carangidae...

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