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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is adding two more virtual meetings as it seeks public input on a proposal to create a new national marine sanctuary in and around the Pacific Remote Islands.
Guam braced Tuesday for a major typhoon with sustained winds of up to 125 mph as Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero called for a mandatory evacuation for residents living in low-lying coastal areas.
HONOLULU, Hawaiʻi A new study shows, despite claims otherwise, that industrial fishing is not likely to be impacted by expanded protections around the Pacific Remote Islands. A team of interdisciplinary scientists at the Environmental Markets Lab, or emLabm at the University of California Santa Barbara used publicly available AIS vessel monitoring data from Global Fishing Watch and catch data reported by the Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commission to analyze current and historical fishing dynamics in and around the PRI.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries has begun the process to consider a national marine sanctuary in and around the waters of the Pacific R