This report provides a summary of resources in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary, pressures on those resources, the current condition and trends, and management responses to the pressures that thr...

This document describes the federally-mandated review and update of the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary Management Plan, which includes a proposed expansion of the sanctuary to as many as five additional locations, as well as a suite of sanctuary-w...

Fagatele Bay is an embayment within the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa for which there are minimal data regarding contaminant distribution in this protected area. Resource managers have significant concerns about the potential inputs of conta...

Shipping containers are the most common method for transporting goods both domestically and internationally. Maritime shipping poses a threat to benthic communities when containers lost overboard disturb marine habitats and later become colonized as novel...

Provides background on the National Marine Sanctuary Program general policy for sanctuary advisory councils, and information on how to establish and modify councils. Covers the eleven operational sanctuary advisory councils, and includes documents useful ...

This sanctuary community profile provides cultural, demographic, and socioeconomic information for the communities adjacent to National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa (NMSAS). Data from 2010 through 2019 were sourced from the American Samoa Department...

Global and regional changes to the marine environment associated with climate change may have significant consequences for coral reef ecosystems, coastal communities, and maritime heritage resources relevant to the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary (...

Deep sea coral and sponge communities are considered important benthic resources due to their vulnerability to alteration by bottom-contact fishing gear and their potential importance as habitat for demersal fish species. Efforts have been undertaken to s...

This report assesses marine debris in and around the recently expanded Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary by determining the spatial distribution, abundance, and composition of litter. Data were primarily compiled from exploratory dives in meso...

This document is an addendum to the Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary 2008 Condition Report (ONMS 2008). The 2008 report provided a summary of resources in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary (sanc...