Reef Restoration Capacity Building in American Samoa
This project supports reef restoration capacity building in American Samoa. National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa (NMSAS) will continue to support territorial restoration activities. This project will track ongoing restoration efforts and continue t...
Develop monitoring capacity of American Samoan jurisdictional partners and observing LBSP impacts on coral reefs
Project Objectives: Provide virtual training to monitoring teams from jurisdictional partners regarding water quality protocols and benthic survey methods Work with land-managers to develop mitigation projects for coastal development (for ...
Data integrator 2.0: Data management capacity building and enhancing vulnerability assessment functionality
Approach: This project aims to utilize the data collated and relationships built in American Samoa as part of the FY21-23 CRCP Funded Data Integrator Project to help managers improve data management and create a variety of data driven products for manager...
Coral Restoration Capacity Building in American Samoa
The purpose of this project is to support coral restoration efforts in American Samoa to meet the priorities stated in the American Samoa Restoration Plan. This includes continued support to maintain and expand the AS coral nursery and continue evaluation...
Investigating ecological function of herbivorous fish in American Samoa
The National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa (NMSAS) will provide support for research that will evaluate the role of herbivorous fish in maintaining resilience in NMSAS units and other reefs in American Samoa. A team from the University of California ...
Reducing Climate Impacts in National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa
In 2016, the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa (NMSAS) facilitated a climate change vulnerability assessment for the territory. This project raised awareness of climate change impacts and evaluated broadscale management recommendations to decrea...
Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan for Aua, American Samoa
This project will develop a comprehensive Watershed Management Plan (WMP) for the Aua watershed in American Samoa in collaboration with local partners and stakeholders. The watershed plan will propose a series of actions to address known sources of land-b...
Nutrient stress and source identification in the coral reefs of Ofu and Olosega
At the request of the American Samoa Coral Reef Advisory Group (CRAG), this project will quantify the extent to which nutrients from the villages on Ofu and Olosega are contributing to the observed benthic algal blooms occurring on the nearshore reefs. Wa...
Linking watershed management actions to reef health in American Samoa
This project was developed to address National and jurisdictional goals to reduce the impacts of land-based sources of pollution (LBSP) in coral reef ecosystems. It seeks to fulfill American Samoa's needs to assess the effectiveness of LBSP watershed mana...
American Samoa Best Management Practices Effectiveness
American Samoa has steep slope watersheds that render the terrain vulnerable to erosion from storm-water runoff, which reduces the water quality of nearshore coral reef ecosystems. Also, the growth in human population and coastal development have led to i...
Reef Restoration Capacity Building in American Samoa