Coral reef overfishing in Am. Samoa
Peter Craig
Peter_Craig at ccmail.itd.nps.gov
Tue Jun 8 14:29:19 EDT 1999
American Samoa, overfishing, scuba fishing
The attached press release from the American Samoa Coral Reef Task
Force states that local coral reefs are seriously overfished and that
corrective action (including banning scuba fishing) is needed now rather
than delays for further study. A full recovery plan should also include
a network of protected areas, community-based management, monitoring the
complete harvest, and better enforcement.
Local contact: Peter Craig, National Park of American Samoa
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