In 1999, the U.S. Coast Guard, NOAA, and the Commonwealth of American Samoa began a collaborative effort to address nine abandoned fishing vessels on a reef in Pago Pago, American Samoa. These vessels were a public nuisance and posed an array of threats, ...
An investigation into marine resource use and management in Aunu'u, American Samoa a household survey
A household survey was carried out in the community of Aunu'u, American Samoa. Aunu'u island has a land area of 1.52 km2 (0.59 m2) and a population of 476 (U.S. Census 2000). Like other Pacific Island cultures, the Samoans have depended on coral reef reso...
Participatory, learning and action (PLA) resource guide for practitioners to build, enhance and promote resource conservation and management
Collaborative management is one of the most effective tools to ensure community participation in resource management. It describes a partnership among different stakeholders for the management of an area or resources. More managers, researchers, leaders a...
The purpose of this Priority Setting document is to articulate a set of strategic coral reef management priorities developed in consensus by the coral reef managers in American Samoa. NOAA will use this document in conjunction with its 2010-2015 Coral Ree...
Coral reef ecosystems of American Samoa : a 2002-2010 overview
This booklet provides an overview of key findings and temporal trends from the Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP) research surveys conducted in American Samoa in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010 by the Coral Reef Ecosystem Divis...
An analysis of issues affecting the management of coral reefs and the associated capacity building needs in American Samoa
American Samoa is in a strong position to improve management of its impressive coral reef resources. While the territory does face significant challenges, overall its coral reefs are in relatively good condition and the issues affecting them are not intra...
Faga'alu Village watershed management and conservation plan : American Samoa, 2012-2013
This village plan for watershed management in Faga'alu was developed by the village community , in collaboration with local and federal resource partners using information collected from community workshop and participatory tools used to identify key thre...
Report of 2005 American Samoa Coral Reef Monitoring Program (ASCRMP), expanded edition
The primary intent of the ASCRMP is to collect data on a yearly basis by on-island staff in order to detect change and trends in the measured parameters over a period of years. The ASCRM was not designed primarily to compare sites to each other based on g...
Results of the Territorial Monitoring Program of American Samoa for 2010, benthic section
Because the tsunami in Sept 29, 2009 not only destroyed the boat ramps at Pago Pago Harbor and Fagasa, and damaged almost all DMWR vehicles beyond repair by immersion in saltwater, plus all three DMWR boats were inoperable almost the entire year, only a s...
Results of the Territorial Monitoring Program of American Samoa for 2009, benthic section, including information on the tsunami effects
Because of the Sept. 29, 2009 tsunami and a variety of other delays, only 7 sites were monitored in 2009. Coral cover, which had risen slightly in 2008, remained at that level, with 28.6% cover in 2009. Coralline algae continues to dominate the reefs and ...
Inter-disciplinary study of flow dynamics and sedimentation effects on coral colonies in Faga'alu Bay, American Samoa : oceanographic investigation summary
Water flow in Faga'alu bay was investigated using a year of data collected from in-situ oceanographic equipment. Waves and tides were measured on the forereef and reef flat and the outflow currents were measured in the reef pass. Flow dynamics in the bay ...
Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Fish monitoring brief : American Samoa, 2015
The purpose of this document is to outline the most recent survey efforts conducted by the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center as part of the long-term monitoring program known as the Pacific Reef Asse...
Climate resiliency responses and actions for Amouli Village, American Samoa
Global climate change is acknowledged as the greatest environmental concern of our time. Human activities have affected the land, oceans, and atmosphere, and these changes in turn have altered global climate patterns. Over the 20th century, the Earth's gl...
Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Benthic monitoring summary : America Samoa 2015
The purpose of this document is to provide a brief summary of the most recent survey efforts conducted in the islands of American Samoa by the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center as part of the Pacific...
The purpose of this supplement is to provide additional information on watershed restoration projects and activities to support implementation of the 2012 Faga'alu Village Watershed projects and activities to support implementation of the 2012 Faga'alu Vi...
American Samoa Assessment and Rapid Reef Response Plan
Coral reefs around the world are in steep decline due to a wide variety of factors. Corals can be damaged or killed by major damaging events, and harmed by human impacts like overfishing and pollution. The greatest threat to the future of coral reefs is m...
Baseline assessment of Faga'alu Watershed : a ridge to reef assessment in support of sediment reduction activities and future evaluation of their success
The primary purpose of this document is to provide local and federal partners with baseline information and survey methods to allow for continued monitoring efforts to evaluate the effectiveness of management actions taken at the Samoa Maritime quarry in ...
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program socioeconomic monitoring component : summary findings for American Samoa, 2014
This report outlines human dimensions information relevant to coral reef resources in American Samoa. The findings here are derived from a combination of data gathered through household surveys conducted in February 2014, and additional secondary sources ...
Land-based pollution impacting coral reefs in Vatia Bay
The coral reef in Vatia Bay, American Samoa, is in peril. Recently, staff from NOAA's Coral Reef Ecosystem Program conducted underwater surveys to document the status of coral communities by measuring percent coral cover and coral demographics at 18 sites...
Cruise report, NOAA Ship Hi`ialakai, Cruise HA-12-01, Legs II and III, 1-27 April 2012, American Samoa, Tutuila Island, Ofu and Olosega Islands, Ta`u Island, and Rose Atoll
Personnel from the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Fagatele National Marine Sanctuary, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and University of Hawai`i at Hilo conducted interdisciplinary Pacific Reef As...
Summary report of baseline surveys and installations conducted in 2015 in the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa
This report describes baseline surveys conducted as a partnership between the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) and the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa (NMSAS) in February and March 2015. CRED implements the Pacific Reef Assessment and Moni...
Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Fish monitoring brief : American Samoa, 2012
The purpose of this document is to outline the most recent survey efforts conducted by the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center as part of the long-term monitoring program known as the Pacific Reef Asse...
Watershed and coastal mapping mapbook : Utulei, Faga'alu, Fatumafuti, 2014
This map book contains cartographic products derived from the American Samoa Watershed and Coastal Mapping project for Fatumafuti, Faga'alu, and Utulei villages, conducted in American Samoa in January 2014. These maps are based on information gathered thr...
Surveys of abandoned vessels : American Samoa