Marine foraging is an under‐studied aspect of Sāmoan archaeology, although it clearly played a primary role in subsistence, with implications for settlement and demography. A pair of previous ichthyoarchaeological studies identified general stability in fish exploitation during ∼1500–2000 year sequences. We present a foraging‐theory‐based analysis of fish remains from Tula Village, Tutuila Island. Our results identify a decrease in foraging efficiency, but there is no unequivocal evidence for resource depression. To frame this issue at a broader level, we re‐analyse published data for Fatu‐ma‐Futi, Tutuila Island, and To‘aga, Ofu Island. Our results are consistent with previous analyses in suggesting little change in the prevalence of particular fish families and the contribution of large‐bodied prey at these two sites. However, a degree of localised variability in dominant fish taxa is evident. Our analysis has implications for studies of resilience in nearshore marine environments, as well as methodological issues for data generated to examine foraging efficiency and resource depression.

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美国萨摩亚州图拉市的接触前鱼类选择和觅食效率

尽管海洋觅食显然在维持生计中起着主要作用，但对定居和人口统计学具有重要意义，但它是萨摩亚考古学研究不足的一个方面。一对先前的鱼类考古学研究确定了在大约1500-2000年的序列中鱼类开发的总体稳定性。我们对图图伊拉岛图拉村的鱼类残骸进行了基于觅食理论的分析。我们的结果表明，觅食效率下降，但没有明确的证据表明资源匮乏。为了从更广泛的层面上解决这个问题，我们重新分析了Tutuila岛的Fatu-ma-Futi和Ofu岛的To'aga的已发布数据。我们的结果与先前的分析一致，表明这两个地点的特定鱼类家族的流行率变化不大，而大型鱼类的贡献也很大。然而，优势鱼类群在一定程度上具有局部变异性。我们的分析对近海海洋环境的复原力研究以及为检查觅食效率和资源匮乏而生成的数据的方法论问题都具有重要意义。