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Stat of the week: With a Red List Index score of 0.87, American Samoa has the highest score in the region
Pacific Community (SPC)
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Celebrating Pacific biodiversity, our stat of the week marks World Environment Day this 5 June. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List Index ranges from 0 to 1—with 1 indicating no extinction risk, and 0 meaning that...
12 Brands That Offer Sustainable Canned Tuna
The Daily Meal - New York
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June 11, 2025
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Tuna is one of my absolute favorite canned meats to stock up on. It's an easy-to-find and budget-friendly protein that's rich in omega-3 fatty acids. But what about the hype surrounding its...
Ocean is not a resource to exploit…it’s part of our identity as Samoans
Talanei
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June 11, 2025
At the meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council in Honolulu on Monday, a statement opposing deepsea mining in American Samoan waters was presented by Utumapu Dr. Andrew Pati Ah Young. Utumapu has a PhD in Biological...
Local fishing fleet appeals to StarKist for a partnership of co-operation
Samoa News
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June 12, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Tautai-O-Samoa Longline & Fishing Association president, Krista Haleck, has penned her disappointment with StarKist Samoa following a recent meeting with the company’s procurement team. The June 3, 2025, letter was...
New report alleges Impossible Metals’ claims are scientifically baseless
Samoa News
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June 12, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA [Monday, 9 June 2025, 8:23 pm] — A new report launched today reveals that the deep sea mining plans of California-based company Impossible Metals pose serious environmental risks, despite the company’s claims of...
Climate Change evidence
Samoa News
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June 9, 2025
Fossils from American Samoa don’t just tell us about ancient life; they also reveal how climate has changed over time. Uplifted coral reefs, for example, show how sea levels have risen and fallen, sometimes dramatically. Fossil pollen can indicate...
Saipan hosts concurrent environmental events
Marianas Variety
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THE 2nd CNMI Green Growth Convening and the 32nd Pacific Islands Environmental Training Symposium or PIETS were two environment-focused events held concurrently at the Crowne Plaza Resort on Monday, June 9. The PIETS was organized by the CNMI...
ASVB unveils new crown and sash for Miss American Samoa 2026
Samoa News
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June 5, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The unveiling of the newly designed Miss American Samoa crown and sash, both sponsored by American Samoa Visitors Bureau, took place during a visit hosted by ASVB, for the 2025 pageant contestants and reigning Miss...
Environmental legal fund fighting Trump fishing order
RNZ
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June 5, 2025
Photo: Supplied/ the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre An environmental legal fund have sued US President Donald Trump in response to an executive order rolling back commercial fishing protections in the Western Pacific. The April 17th...
Eight contestants in 2025 Miss American Samoa Pageant
Talanei
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June 2, 2025
Eight young women are vying to be the next Miss American Samoa, the first time in many years that the pageant has attracted this many contestants. Some of the contestants are from off island but have roots in American Samoa. The winner will be...
Finafinau represents Am Samoa at Global Cultural and Environmental Ceremony
Samoa News
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June 6, 2025
Pago Pago, American Samoa — Sierra M. Fata, a passionate youth leader and board member of Finafinau, represented both the nonprofit organization and American Samoa at the “Lungs of the Earth” Global Healing Launch, that took place June 1–2 at the...
Coral reefs face an uncertain recovery from the 4th global mass bleaching event – can climate refuges help?
The Conversation
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June 6, 2025
Although tropical reefs might look like inanimate rock, these colorful seascapes are built by tiny jellyfish-like animals called corals. While adult corals build solid structures that are firmly attached to the sea floor, baby corals are not...
Samoa implements new plan to sustainably manage its ocean by 2030
Resilience
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June 5, 2025
The Samoan government announced June 3 that it has enacted a law establishing a marine spatial plan to sustainably manage 100% of its ocean by 2030. The country has also created nine new marine protected areas that cover 30% of its ocean. Fishing...
Latest report on South-West Pacific a ‘climate wake-up call’
Cosmos
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June 5, 2025
Coral bleaching in American Samoa, before (December 2014) and after (February 2015). Credit: The Ocean Agency Experts are calling the findings of the latest State of the Climate in the South-West Pacific report a “wake up call” for stronger...
Trump administration sees deep-sea mining opportunity near American Samoa
Pasquines
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May 27, 2025
In recent weeks, the Trump administration has found an opportunity in deep-sea mineral mining near the coast of American Samoa. After the signing of an executive order allowing the United States to take steps toward commercially mining the...
A Day In The Park: National Park Of American Samoa
National Parks Traveller
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May 26, 2025
Ofu Lagoon, National Park of American Samoa / NPS file If someone asked you to name the most remote national park you could think of, you would be justified in mentioning a national park or two in Alaska, or perhaps the national parks in Hawaii....
Wealth beneath the waves: US takes a step toward promoting deep-sea mining amid concerns in the Pacific
The Pacific Island Times
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June 11, 2025
Around 16,404 feet beneath the northern Pacific Ocean, the whole seabed—stretching around 4,500 miles from east to west—is littered with potato-sized chunks of what look like charcoal lumps called polymetallic nodules. Rich in metals such as...
American Samoa Government defends reopening of fishing grounds
Pasquines
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May 20, 2025
The recent decision by President Donald Trump (R) to reopen portions of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM) to commercial fishing has drawn renewed attention to American Samoa’s tuna industry, a key sector of the...
Leone High School 2025 Commencement graduates 113
Samoa News
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June 11, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The pride of Leone High School roared once more as 113 graduates took center stage in a spectacular graduation ceremony held this morning at the school's gymnasium — the beloved Home of the Lions. The LHS Class of...
Climate World's nations to gather in France to tackle 'a global emergency' in oceans
Dunya News
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World World Climate World's nations to gather in France to tackle 'a global emergency' in oceans Close “What is different this time around?,” she said. “Zero rhetoric. Maximum results.” Updated On: Thu, 29 May 2025 09:26:13 PKT UNITED NATIONS (AP)...