green sea turtles
HONOLULU — (March 26, 2026) For many Pacific Island communities, green sea turtles are more than a protected species. They are part of ceremony, identity, family teaching and a way of life that many say has been interrupted for generations.
Now, as green sea turtle populations recover, the Western...
Nukunonu. TOKELAU — In Tokelau, communities are looking after baby turtles after they washed up on the shores of islands in the remote atolls.
Tokelau is a dependent territory of New Zealand, made up of three atolls, in the southern Pacific Ocean.
Five-year-old Ilissapesi Sakalia and her mum Elena...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Three Pacific island governors are asking the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services to work with local governments in reviewing the process of designating a green sea turtle critical habitat.
In their joint letter to NOAA...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Acting Governor Talauega E.V. Ale has shared American Samoa’s concerns with the U.S National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) over a rule proposed by the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service to designate marine critical habitat for six “distinct population segments...