fishery development
![[l-r] Commerce Department deputy director Uili Leauanae; DOC fishery development coordinator Tamatoa Tony Langkilde; and Marine and Wildlife Resources deputy director, Selaina Vaitautolu](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/super_alia_witnesses.jpg?itok=vduaSdjp "[l-r] Commerce Department deputy director Uili Leauanae; DOC fishery development coordinator Tamatoa Tony Langkilde; and Marine and Wildlife Resources deputy director, Selaina Vaitautolu during a Senate hearing on Wednesday, on the issue of the ‘super alia’ which is still only a ‘photo’ in a brochure. [photo: FS]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While the design for the government’s “Alia Tele - Super Alia” was completed about two years ago, the Commerce Department is still trying to secure funding to start building the prototype model. Each super alia is estimated to cost some $350,000, which lawmakers argue is...