The papers in this volume demonstrate how the concept of customary marine tenure has developed in various communities and look at some of its implications. Originating in a session of papers at a conference in 1996, the papers in this volume were originally published as Oceania Monograph 48 in 1998.
Nicolas Peterson is a professor of anthropology at the Australian National University.
Bruce Rigsby is a professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Queensland.