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The last day to provide public testimony online about the National Marine Sanctuary designation is Friday.

In-person discussions wrapped up this week as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration considers whether to create a new marine sanctuary in and around the Pacific Remote Islands.

Typhoon Mawar's "heavy thrashing" of Guam is expected to subside in the early morning hours of Thursday after battering the area with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph.

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 ...

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

The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has begun the process to consider a national marine sanctuary in and around the waters of the Pacific Remote Islands.

The public meeting at Mokupāpapa Discovery Center at 76 Kamehameha Avenue is scheduled to run from 5 to 7 p.m.

Anyone who had the privilege of working with Marjorie Ziegler knew that she was a tireless environmental champion, with a deep passion for protecting our natural places and the wildlife that call it home