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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The public hearing in American Samoa about U.S. plans to expand a Pacific marine sanctuary has failed to assuage fears of tuna cannery job losses and further economic decline in the territory, according to workers, business owners and political leaders.
After a decade...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa-based businessman, Nathan Ilaoa, owner of Flying Fox Gastropub, in his comment letter opposing the proposed designation of the Pacific Remote Island Area (PRIA) as a sanctuary, declared that: “Fishers are not opposed to protecting fish stocks if it is done...
Washington, D.C. — Marine monuments and national marine sanctuaries are both types of marine protected areas. The main difference between national marine sanctuaries and marine national monuments is the designation process and the laws under which they are established. National marine sanctuaries...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This past week, officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) met with the Acting Governor Talauega E. V. Ale, Director of Marine and Wildlife, Taotasi Archie Soliai, and Commerce Acting Director Mike McDonald to discuss fishery issues.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in American Samoa is hosting a "Picture Climate Change" student photo contest, featuring how climate change is impacting your community.
All students in fifth (5th) through twelfth (12th) grade from all U.S states and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In this second part of Samoa News coverage of the condition of the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa (NMSAS) released by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) since it was expanded a decade ago we will look at the overall biodiversity.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), cautioned last week of “moderate drought conditions” for American Samoa.
A summary of the drought statement says that a dominant ridge (high atmospheric pressure) over American Samoa has kept weather...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A team of specialists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are heading to American Samoa with instruments to analyze the strength of the underwater volcano activities affecting Manu’a.
This followed a statement issued Tuesday evening by the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A new study released by NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science this week says the water quality in Fagatele Bay is relatively good.
The report describes the results of a study, conducted in Fagatele Bay in 2019, assessing the quality of water and sediments in...
CORVALLIS, Oregon. – A research team led by NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Marine Ecosystem and Resource Studies at Oregon State University has developed an automated method that can accurately identify calls from a family of fishes — developed though research in American Samoa waters.
The method...