May 10, 2023 — America Samoa Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming the unified stance and combined bipartisan efforts of the governors of American Samoa, CNMI and Guam, as American Samoa Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga is visiting Washington, where among other meetings, the governors have requested a meeting with President Joe Biden to discuss the effect of his announced plan to place 777,000 square miles of Pacific waters off limits to fishing.
“As soon as we heard of the President’s announced plan to further limit the commercial fishing that is the cornerstone of our local island economy, I immediately and urgently responded publicly, voicing strong concerns in Congress, and in a letter jointly to the secretaries of Commerce and the Interior,” said Congresswoman Amata.