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OAS seaname Detail for National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa
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| Seaname: | National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa |
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| Definition: | The sanctuary is comprised of six protected areas, covering 13,581 square miles of nearshore coral reef and offshore open ocean waters across the Samoan Archipelago. NOAA originally established the sanctuary in 1986 to protect and preserve the 0.25 square miles of coral reef ecosystem within Fagatele Bay. In 2012, NOAA expanded the sanctuary to include Fagalua/Fogama’a (the next bay east of Fagatele) on Tutuila Island, as well as areas at Aunu’u, Ta’u and Swains islands, and a marine protected area at Rose Atoll (which was named Muliāva as known by the Manu’a residents) including nearby Vailulu’u Seamount. As of October 15, 2012 (per Federal Register), NOAA published a final rule to add five additional discrete geographical areas to the sanctuary and change the name of the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary (FBNMS) to the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa (NMSAS). [http://americansamoa.noaa.gov/about/, accessed 2017-01-30] |
| Citation: | Federal Register Vol 77 No 211 |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 2 |
| Keydate: | 2017-01-30 19:32:28+00 |
| Editdate: | 2017-01-30 19:34:24+00 |