National Marine Sanctuary designation
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Council) has called on the U.S National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to ensure that the “Governors of the U.S Pacific Territories are consulted with” as the National Marine Sanctuary designation process...

![A map of the aproposed PRI National Marine Sanctuary. Read Monuments and Sanctuaries: What’s the Difference? elsewhere in this issue. [graphic: NOAA] A map of the aproposed PRI National Marine Sanctuary](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/pri-sanctuary-map_noaa-960x742.jpg?itok=9Aak-aCI)