Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Timothy Jones, the governor's nomination for Director of the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR), was confirmed by the Senate yesterday morning in a 13-3 vote.
The Senate Communications, Fisheries/Marine & Wildlife Committee confirmation hearing was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After more than a year of waiting, applications from people who applied for fisher grants under the CARES Act have finally been approved by NOAA and checks are being sent out in the mail. Checks should reach mailboxes before the end of this month.
This was the statement...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) has found that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposed rule to designate critical habitat for seven threatened corals in U.S. waters in the Indo-Pacific is “not based on the best scientific information...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Before its 3-day virtual meeting closed last week, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council agenda looked at a rebuilding plan for American Samoa bottomfish.
The most recent National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) stock assessment for the fishery indicates that...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Fisheries Division of the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR), in partnership with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and Poseidon Fisheries Research, concluded the Second Fisheries Science Research and Workshop, held in American Samoa earlier this month....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The recent wet weather conditions can only be attributed to one thing: PALOLO!
At least that’s what most locals are saying when trying to make explain the gusty winds, high surf, and unpredictable rainfall.
Palolo spawning is predicted to occur in territorial waters...