NOAA and partners to explore, map deep waters of American Samoa
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — NOAA Ocean Exploration and its partners will conduct two expeditions in waters around American Samoa this summer and fall to map and characterize the deep seafl

![The remotely operated vehicle, Deep Discoverer, imaging the seafloor off American Samoa during an expedition in 2017. Two expeditions in waters around American Samoa by NOAA Ocean Exploration and its partners are scheduled for August through October this year to map and characterize the deep seafloor for offshore critical mineral exploration. [Image credit: NOAA OER] Deep Discoverer](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/d2-american-samoa-2017.jpg?itok=DSCVjqUu)
![Nominee for Commissioner of Public Safety, Commander Lauti Tautalasoo Moliga, whose vote fell short in the Senate last week Thursday. [photo: AF] Lauti Tautalasoo Moliga](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/dps_commish_nominee.jpeg?itok=s7L4Fd1p)




![The Tafuna High School football team, a six-time champion in American Samoa, visited West High School recently, in Utah, during their tour. According Coach Kisi Fonua of West High School in Salt Lake City, Utah, the visit offered local Polynesian players a chance to see how THS blends Samoan culture and tradition with football. [Photo courtesy: Coach Kisi Fonua] The Tafuna High School football team](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/tafuna_football.jpg?itok=E2kyLNy9)

![District Office intern Haylie-Jeanette Tuiaoopo, center, with members of Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata ’s American Samoa District Office staff. [courtesy photo] Haylie-Jeanette Tuiaoopo, center with office staff](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/haylie-jeanette_tuiasosopo.jpg?itok=YlodCcmQ)
