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Foreword Filtey Yolfad Halad and Halalwech Buuch and Repiy Loaroab Mwaey Forbwaey Afterword Storytelling booklet
1. Value of Traditional Stories 2. Management and Respect 3. Impact of Spearfishing 4. Closing Areas to Fishing 5. New Kinds of Fishing 6. Coral 7. Plastic Pollution 8. Trash 9. Turtles 10. Invasive Species 11. Reefs are Connected
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The Storytellers Ulithian Stories Foreword Filtey Yolfad Halad and Halalwech Buuch and Repiy Loaroab Mwaey Forbwaey Afterword Storytelling booklet One People One Reef Story Science Commentary 1. Value of Traditional Stories 2. Management and Respect 3. Impact of Spearfishing 4. Closing Areas to Fishing 5. New Kinds of Fishing 6. Coral 7. Plastic Pollution 8. Trash 9. Turtles 10. Invasive Species 11. Reefs are Connected
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The Yap Outer Islands

Many of these photos were taken by Scott Davis on the OPOR 2017 OUter ISlands Expedition. Additional images by OPOR Team members.

Woleai Atoll, 2017

Woleai Atoll, 2017

While traditional storytelling has declined in Ulithi, dancing like that referenced in the story of Halad and Halawech is still very much alive(1).jpg
Bottomless Clamshell. Tridacna clam garden, Lamotrek Atoll.JPG
europik18BW.jpg
waleai7.jpg
On more remote atolls like Ifaluk canoes are still used for transport and fishing. When they are replaced by motor boats season fishing patterns are altered and cost and scarcity of fuel can result in more fishing pressure on nearby reefs.photo by who.jpg
ifeluk54.jpg
satawal33.jpg
Emma_Mog_Mog_peacock_mantis_shrimp.jpg
ifeluk14.jpg
Christianity has had an influence on outer island culture, and Christian stories are sometimes being told in place of local stories that came from island life.jpg
scenery 3. reef at Woleai. Scott Davis.jpg
Coconut fronds are woven into plates, hats, and baskets, while pandanus leaves are used for finer weaving of sleeping mats and roofing.Unlike newer materials they don_t create a trash problemjpg.jpg
scenery 2.jpg
elato36BW.jpg
europik19.jpg
ifeluk2.jpg
satawal9.jpg
satawal30.jpg
satawal31.jpg
scenery. Ulithi Atoll, June 2018.jpg
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Woleai Atoll, 2017
While traditional storytelling has declined in Ulithi, dancing like that referenced in the story of Halad and Halawech is still very much alive(1).jpg
Bottomless Clamshell. Tridacna clam garden, Lamotrek Atoll.JPG
europik18BW.jpg
waleai7.jpg
On more remote atolls like Ifaluk canoes are still used for transport and fishing. When they are replaced by motor boats season fishing patterns are altered and cost and scarcity of fuel can result in more fishing pressure on nearby reefs.photo by who.jpg
ifeluk54.jpg
satawal33.jpg
Emma_Mog_Mog_peacock_mantis_shrimp.jpg
ifeluk14.jpg
Christianity has had an influence on outer island culture, and Christian stories are sometimes being told in place of local stories that came from island life.jpg
scenery 3. reef at Woleai. Scott Davis.jpg
Coconut fronds are woven into plates, hats, and baskets, while pandanus leaves are used for finer weaving of sleeping mats and roofing.Unlike newer materials they don_t create a trash problemjpg.jpg
scenery 2.jpg
elato36BW.jpg
europik19.jpg
ifeluk2.jpg
satawal9.jpg
satawal30.jpg
satawal31.jpg
scenery. Ulithi Atoll, June 2018.jpg
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