Apr. 14—In a letter to the U.S. Office of National Marine Sanctuaries in September, American Samoa's Gov. Lemanu Mauga wrote that "fishing prohibitions not only weaken U.S. fisheries but also increase ...

Archie Soliai, director of marine wildlife resources for American Samoa, addressed officers assigned to the Coast Guard’s Honolulu-based CGC Harriet Lane during a reception aboard the ship on Feb. 1 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A U.S. territory marooned in the heart of the Pacific, American Samoa faces a triple threat of climate change, industrial fishing ...

HONOLULU (CN) – American Samoa says the U.S. government violated its sovereign rights by shrinking the zone around the territory that protects it and its fishing culture from large vessels, in Federal ...

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) — American Samoa is banning shark fishing in its waters in hopes of stopping the population’s decline. Congress moves on judicial reforms this week as courts halt ...

The crew of an Oahu-based Coast Guard C-130 monitors a Chinese fishing vessel that was transiting through American Samoan waters during an aerial patrol in the U.S. Pacific territory. American Samoa ...