16th Pacific Community Heads of Fisheries Meeting
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 16th Pacific Community Heads of Fisheries Meeting opened on Monday, April 22, at the Pacific Community (SPC) headquarters in Noumea, New Caledonia. This year’s meeting chair — American Samoa’s Director of the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) Taotasi...

![“Overfishing, climate change, and the degradation of marine ecosystems represent just a few of the complex issues confronting our region. These challenges require our immediate attention and decisive action,” Taotasi Archie Soliai said in his opening remarks at the 16th Pacific Community Heads of Fisheries Meeting that opened on Monday, April 22, 2024. [courtesy photo] Taotasi Archie Soliai](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/archie_at_spc.jpg?itok=75XZ7xGu)