Fisheries
The most important natural resource of American Samoa is fisheries and the ocean in general.
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February 21, 2024
Discuss Marine Sanctuary Process, H.R. 6062, and NEPA Permit Delays
Washington, D.C. — Governor Lemanu, Members of his Administration, and Congresswoman Amata engaged with several Biden Administration officials prior to the Interior Department’s IGIA conference. First, Governor Lemanu and Congresswoman Amata met with Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary for NOAA Jainey Bavishi and members of her team to review the current status of the proposed National Marine Sanctuary in the Pacific Remote Islands region.
Issues:Fisheries
December 22, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata on Thursday filed a letter in support of the amici brief (here) in the Supreme Court concerning abusive use of the Antiquities Act, which has been used to create and expand the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM).
Issues:Fisheries
November 30, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice of a grant of $250,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support subsistence fisheries and protect at risk coral species, and she is congratulating the American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources for the successful grant application.
Issues:Fisheries
October 26, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming Thursday’s passage by the Natural Resources Committee of a bill she sponsored, with Congressman Ed Case (D-HI) as the original cosponsor, the South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act, H.R.
Issues:Fisheries
September 19, 2023
Governor Lemanu Submitted Testimony
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part in a hearing Tuesday in the House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations that examined U.S. waters and the marine sanctuary and monument. The hearing was titled, “Examining Barriers to Access in Federal Waters: A Closer Look at the Marine Sanctuary and Monument System.”
Issues:Fisheries
July 27, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part in the examination of a bill she sponsored, with Congressman Ed Case (D-HI) as the original cosponsor, the South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act, H.R.
Issues:Fisheries