DMWR: Loss of another purse seiner further threatens local economy
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Taotasi Archie Soliai, Director of Marine & Wildlife Resources has recently written to the National Marine Fisheries Service of his “deep concern regarding








![Tafuna High School's Exhibition team, one of the teams that helped clinch first place overall at the Island-Wide JROTC Drill Competition. Front Row:(L-R) Mahonri Iuli; Edward Setu ; Olefa Fepuleai (Co-Captain); Christian Maugalei; Francis Ah Vui; Vanior Suaali’I; Middle Row: (L-R) Paulo Feliciano; Ronnie Mase; Emanuele Ah Vui; Jeremiah Sunui; Ezra Toafa; Prince Pio; Back Row: (L-R) Lafaele Leulu (Captain); Ezekiel Toafa; Acania Puletasi Jr. [Courtesy photo] Tafuna High School's Exhibition team](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/exhibition_1_0.png?itok=HpaFgahG)
![The islands of Tutuila and Aunu‘u will experience significant flooding due to relative sea level rise by 2050 (left) and even more by 2100 (right), particularly within the coast’s many harbors, inlets, and shallow lagoons. Credit: C. Baizeau et al., 2023, American Samoa Sea Level Rise Viewer. Prepared by Carla Baizeau; accessed 8 March 2024 [screenshot from Sea Level Rise Viewer] Sea Level Rise Viewer](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/sealevel_viewer.png?itok=y0dQVLR5)
