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In American Samoa, tuna is the lifeblood of the economy. Canned tuna accounts for 95.5% of all exports, and all of that tuna is canned at the StarKist Samoa cannery in Pago Pago.
A recent analysis found nearly zero commercial fishing recently in an area in the Pacific Ocean set to become a marine sanctuary, sparking another disagreement on data between sanctuary advocates and opponents.
I’m taking this opportunity to reply to the Op-Ed written by William Aila, Jr.
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.
Island Conversations #119 (Bonus) -Big Island wastewater, with Dr. Rick Bennett