marine protected area
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources signed a cooperative agreement with the village of Fagasa on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. The agreement solidifies the village’s consensus to join the Community-based Fisheries Management Program and the establishment of their...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa this weekend signed a groundbreaking new agreement to conserve 30 per cent of its ocean area and sustain its resources for the long-term.
Some 36,000 square kilometres of new fully-protected Marine Protected Areas inside Samoa’s Exclusive Economic Zone is expected to result from...

![Fagasa has committed to protecting their village coral reef fisheries resources by signing a cooperative agreement with the DMWR, joining the Community-based Fisheries Management Program, and establishing a MPA. [Courtesy graphic] FAGASA VILLAGA MARINE PROTECTED AREA](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/fagasa_village_mpa_map_final_.png?itok=ScW2yDko)
![The Waitt Institute will lead the effort on behalf of the Blue Prosperity Coalition, working with Conservation International on the strategy intended to preserve sites such as the The O L Pupu-Pu'e National Park Coastal Walk, pictured here in August. [photo: Aufa'i Areta Areta via Samoa Observer] Samoa coastline](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/samoa_coastline.jpg?itok=_xjbJDwH)