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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Solomon Islands 201 -- References 237 -- Appendix 254 -- Index -- 1.1 Main industrial gear types used in Western and Central -- Pacific Ocean tuna fisheries 7 -- 1.2 Domestic longline development by country, 1995-2005 9 -- 1.3 A history of constraints identified for development from tuna resources 13 -- 1.4 A history of recommendations made for development from tuna resources 15 -- 3.1 Cook Islands: market destinations by percentage and product for January-June 2005 68 -- 3.2 Cook Islands: indicators of domestic development, 2001 70 -- 3.3 Cook Islands: value of fresh chilled tuna exports, 1994-2005 70 -- 3.4 Cook Islands: indicators of domestic development, 2004 71 -- 4.1 Fiji: indicators of domestic development, 2001 108 -- 4.2 Fiji: indicators of tuna development, 2004-2005 109 -- 5.1 Kiribati: indicators of domestic development, 2001 119 -- 5.2 Kiribati: distant water fleets (2005) and catches (2004) 120 -- 5.3 Kiribati: indicators of tuna development, 2004-2005 134 -- 6.1 Fishing vessels with access to Marshall Islands' EEZ, 2003 151 -- 6.2 Longline vessels operating in Marshall Islands' EEZ -- by flag country, 1978-2003 152 -- 6.3 Japanese pole-and-line vessels operating in the Marshall Islands' EEZ, 1979-2002 153 -- 6.4 Purse-seine vessels operating in the Marshall Islands' EEZ by flag country, 1980-2003 154 -- 6.5 Marshall Islands: purse-seine catches by year and species, 1980-2003 157 -- 6.6 Marshall Islands: indicators of domestic development, 2001 165 -- 6.7 Marshall Islands: indicators of tuna development, 2004-2005 166 -- 7.1 Papua New Guinea: indicators of domestic development, 2001-2002 174 -- 7.2 Papua New Guinea: export values of marine products, 1996-2002 174 -- 7.3 Papua New Guinea: tuna exports by volume, value and product, 2000-2004 177 -- 7.4 Papua New Guinea: indicators of tuna development, 2004-2005 179 -- 7.5 Purse-seine catches in Papua New Guinea's EEZ, 2000-2004 180 -- 8.1 Solomon Islands: bait-fishery catch, 1973-98 207 -- 8.2 Solomon Islands: indicators of domestic development, 2001 210 -- 8.3 Solomon Islands: indicators of tuna development, 2004-2005 212 -- 8.4 Solomon Islands: bait-fishery catch, 2000-2004 213 -- 8.5 Solomon Islands: distant water access fleet and fees, 1994-2005 214 -- 8.6 Distant water fleet licensed in Solomon Islands, 2005 -- 8.7 Solomon Islands: domestic tuna production, 1997-2004 224 -- 8.8 Solomon Islands: tuna catches from domestic and foreign fleets by gear, 2000-2004 225 -- Appendix tables -- 1.1 Key fisheries indicators by country 254 -- 1.2 Key development indicators by country 255 -- Figures -- 1.1 Distribution of US purse-seine catches in a typical El Niño year (1994) 5 -- 1.2 Distribution of US purse-seine catches in a typical La Niña year (1995) 5 -- 2.1 Western and Central Pacific Ocean fisheries management 25 -- 2.2 Two-way adversarial model of distant water access 25 -- 2.3 Mutual incentives model of distant water access 27 -- Maps -- 1.1 Western and Central Pacific Ocean 3 -- 3.1 Cook Islands 66 -- 4.1 Fiji 91 -- 5.1 Kiribati 118 -- 6.1 Marshall Islands 149 -- 7.1 Papua New Guinea 171 -- 8.1 Solomon Islands 202.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Ethical decision-making -- Reflection activity -- Chapter 3 Think, plan and lead strategically -- Establishing strategic objectives -- Reflection activity -- Chapter 4 Trust your instincts -- One we got very right -- Reflection activity -- Chapter 5 Communicate with a strong, clear voice -- Controlling the narrative -- When no one controls the narrative -- The danger of the absence of a narrative -- A strong, clear voice aligned to strategy -- Reflection activity -- Chapter 6 Leading with a clear and unbiased view -- Balancing facts to best capture reality -- Pessimism bias -- Know which way you swing -- Reflection activity -- Pillar II The right team -- Chapter 7 Observations on building teams -- Ensuring the right individuals in your team -- Leadership in the Taliban -- Promotion and employee satisfaction -- What the Taliban can teach us -- Reflection activity -- Chapter 8 The value of a cognitively diverse team…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Growing up in Frankfurt -- Situating Frankfurt -- The US military presence in Frankfurt since 1945 -- Aminata Camara and Maya B. - Inspired by Black America -- Aminata - Between Frankfurt and Conakry as a child -- Maya - Living in a large Sierra Leonian family as a child -- Aminata C. and Maya B. - Teenage years and GI club culture in Frankfurt…”