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poisoning from fish caught there were rather 
infrequent but continual. According to one 
hypothesis, ciguatera increases when "new sur- 
faces” are exposed to settlement by blue-green 
algae (Randall, 1958). As yet no cases of fish 
poisoning have been reported. The Kamba peo- 
ple, who traditionally fish in these waters, are 
most concerned In case the poisoning should 
become much worse as a result of the extensive 
damage and are watching the area with great 
interest. 
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Cooper, M. J. 1964. Ciguatera and other marine 
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Derrick, R. A. 1946. A History of Fiji. Vol. 1. 
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Randall, J. E. 1958. A review of ciguatera, 
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