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Fishery Council addresses unfair trade and problems with foreign fish flooding US Pacific Islands markets
Honolulu, HAWAII — At its 199th meeting in June, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) members lamented the influx of foreign- caught fish flooding U.S.
Delegates call for more funding, staffing for SBA office
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Ed Case (D) Hawaii joined Congressional delegates from Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa in a letter to U.S.
ASCC holds Fall 2024 Induction welcoming 23 new PTK members
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In what has become a tradition at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC), early in each spring and fall semester the ASCC-based Alpha Epsilon Mu chapter of
Endangered Species listing proposed for 10 Giant Clams, some in the territory
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has proposed listing 10 giant clam species as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
House version of FY 2025 budget with amendments passed by Senate
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Fono passed the ASG budget bill for FY 2025 totaling $733.6 million yesterday with amendments from both chambers that didn’t increase the budget but realloc
Senate approves in final reading bill reducing the term of ALJ
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate approved in its final reading yesterday, a bill introduced by Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean, which reduces the term of the Administrative Law







![New and current members of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society at ASCC celebrate following their induction ceremony on September 9th. The honor society, which fosters academic excellence and community engagement, welcomed 23 new members. [photo: J. Kneubuhl] New and current members of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society at ASCC](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ascc-ptk_c.jpg?itok=2OwtIMYO)
![Both T. squamosa (left) and T. maxima are proposed for listing as threatened due to their similar appearance. [Photo: National Park Service of American Samoa] giant clams](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/giant_clams.png?itok=VChHy3z-)

