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DMWR office mobbed by “fishermen” applying for CARES Act funding

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — People have been crowding the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) now located at the old TAOA Office in Pago Pago to apply for funding under the CARES Act and the agency is questioning the validity of many of the claims. The funding is available for...

Fono lends support to DMWR opposition to bottomfish interim measure

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Fono has approved a Senate Concurrent Resolution lending its support to a request by the Department of Marine of Wildlife Resources (DMWR) to a federal fishery agency “to suspend or vacant the interim measure” imposed on the limitation of bottomfish caught in federal...

NOAA grants America Samoa $1M for coral reefs

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed more than $1 million in federal funds for coral reef conservation in American Samoa over the next two years. These federal funds through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an agency within the U.S. Commerce Department,...

A screenshot of the presentation by Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources director, Va’amua Henry Sesepasara on Wednesday at the 178th Meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Council.

DMWR project focuses on repairs of ‘alia in the Manu’a Island group

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources director, Va’amua Henry Sesepasara on Wednesday made a presentation on American Samoa's 'alia project at the 178th Meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Council. One of DMWR’s projects is the repairs of ‘...

Juvenile Hawksbill Turtle that was rescued from the FAD device.

Marine debris affects all— from fish to turtles to coral reefs to us

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This Juvenile Hawksbill Turtle got a second chance at life, thanks to a concerned citizen that reported a floating device that had what looked like an entangled turtle. This is according to the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR). The turtle response team...

Le Faatonusili o le Ofisa o le Puipuiga o le Vaomatua ma le Siosiomaga ia Dr. Ruth Matagi. [ata AF]

Tele fesoasoani agava’a i ai le aufai faiva a le atunu’u

Na fa’aalia e le Fa’atonusili o le Matagaluega e Puipuia le Gataifale ma le Vaomatua (DMWR) ia Dr. Ruth Matagi-Tofiga i luma o le Komiti Soofa’atasi o le Paketi a le Fono Faitulafono i le taeao ananafi, le tele o fa’amanuaiga e agava’a i ai le aufai faiva a le atunu’u, pe afai e mulimulita’i i...

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