NOAA Ocean Acidification Program
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The remoteness of American Samoa is, for the most part, to our benefit when it comes to the health of our island's ecosystems. Being in the middle of the ocean, away from everything, has its advantages. Our ocean waters are still relatively clean. Although we deal with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This past Veteran’s Day, two teachers had the opportunity to take five students (ten total) on a boat trip around the island of Tutuila. Mary Cheung-Fuk and Claire Bacus Dewees were two of twenty local educators who had the opportunity to participate in the NOAA Ocean...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fatoata hosted a three-day NOAA Ocean Acidification Program Teacher Workshop from Monday, June 23, to Wednesday, June 25. Twenty teachers from all over the island gathered to learn about ocean acidification and its impact on the oceans and the species that live there....

![Tafuna High School, NOAA OAP Educator Ms.Ertta Laumoli, PPGFA Captains, and crew returning from their morning at Fagatele Bay. [courtesy photo] THS group](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/group_photo.jpeg?itok=ISmXS_Yn)
![Ms. Clair Bacus-Dewees and Company found this beautiful waterfall tucked in one of the coves of the north shore of Tutuila island. Claire participated in an educator workshop on ocean acidification this past summer, hosted by Fatoata, which has equipped her with tools and resources to teach ocean acidification in the classroom. [courtesy photo] Ms. Clair Bacus-Dewees and Company](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/claire_and_co.jpg?itok=BXQspDOD)
![Mary Cheung-Fuk releases the plankton net into the ocean as the boat slowly trolls to collect plankton samples in the attached bottle. The NOAA OAP Teachers Workshop plankton collection on the boats was a highlight for teachers; getting them outdoors and providing them with another perspective of our beautiful island home from boats. [photo: Vera Peck, Fatoata] Mary Cheung-Fuk releases the plankton net](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/mary_cheung-fuk_.jpg?itok=1xK1PI_N)