National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa
![Talofa Fe’a (front right) on a microalgae sampling trip in American Samoa — with Ella Ashford (front left), a 2023 Hollings scholar, and Valentine Vaeoso (back), a staff member at National Park of American Samoa. Ms Fe’a is a 2024 EPP/MSI summer intern with the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa and University of Hawai'i Sea Grant. She studied the risk of ciguatera poisoning in American Samoa. Image credit: Talofa Fe’a]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/talofa-blog_post.jpg?itok=lIqJB8HN)
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Ia Uluulu Matāfolau.” This Samoan proverb translates to: Go and look in the fishermen’s houses. To find quality hooks, one must seek them among the "tagata faifaiva" (fishers). Otherwise, you risk settling for less.
It encourages us to approach our endeavors thoroughly...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa recognizes Gabrielle Fa’ai’uaso as their Volunteer of the Year.
She is an established local photographer, videographer, and well-known community member, volunteering many invaluable hours at NMSAS. As a friend of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The final segment of the latest National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa (NMSAS) condition report outlines that the Fa’a Samoa, the traditional Samoan way of life, provides the cultural context for all sanctuary activities and functions as the Sanctuary supports...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In this second part of Samoa News coverage of the condition of the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa (NMSAS) released by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) since it was expanded a decade ago we will look at the overall biodiversity.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The latest National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa (NMSAS) condition report cited a number of concerns following research from 2007 to 2020 by the National Oceania Atmospheric Administration.
This is the first condition report for the sanctuary since it was expanded...
Samoan High School students and others pose for a group photo on Monday in front of the Tauese P.S Sunia Ocean Center in Utulei as they took part in the official opening of the week-long celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the NOAA National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa (NMSAS). [photo:...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa (NMSAS) is seeking to fill seats on its advisory council, which represents the public’s interests in sanctuary matters and provides advice to the sanctuary superintendent.
The sanctuary is accepting applications for the...
Honolulu, HAWAII —the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa advisory council and the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary advisory council will meet virtually on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. SST / 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. HST for a joint meeting. The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Big Momma is a massive Porites coral colony that lives in the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa on the west side of Ta’u, American Samoa, in an area called the Valley of Giants. Big Momma is the largest of several massive Porites in that area, and until...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Palau’s International Coral Reef Center on marine protected areas, including the establishment of a sister sanctuary arrangement between Puipuiga lautele o le...