WestPac fishing council flags economic burdens of electronic monitoring
HONOLULU — At the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council meeting yesterday, discussions on electronic monitoring (EM) in longline fisheries in Hawai‘i and American Samoa focus

![The Fishing Vessel Green Mountain has an electronic monitoring camera [circled in photo] positioned toward the stern to record activity during hauling operations. The Hawai'i longline fleet has participated in pilot EM studies since 2014. [photo: Eric Kingma, Hawaii Longline Association] The Fishing Vessel Green Mountain](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/f_v_green_mountain.png?itok=KRCwNXpC)

![Faleasao Elementary School Science teacher Ms. Cinaraselyn Suafo'a-Tafaoa with some of her students competing in the 42nd ASDOE Annual Science Fair, Day 2- Elementary scientists from Grades 3-5 and Grades 6-8 Clusters presented their projects and findings on Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2025. This year's Annual Science Fair celebrates the theme "Spirit of Discovery" and is funded by the USDOE Consolidated Grant of Insular Affairs. The fair ends this Friday at the Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium with an Award Ceremony that will include both Elementary and Secondary participants in the annual fair. [photo: Asi A. Fa'asau] Faleasao Elementary School Science teacher and students](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_1255.jpg?itok=WB7jwz7F)
![t approximately 5 p.m., the Marine Patrol Division received a distress call detailing the situation. [courtesy photo] Marine patrol boat](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/police_boat.jpg?itok=KLw5Hu6U)





