July 11, 2023 — A regional fishery council is warning that the Biden administration’s plan to block off U.S. territorial waters in the Pacific would end American Samoa’s tuna canning industry.
Commercial fishing is currently allowed within 50 to 200 miles of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.
It’s made up of Baker, Howland, Jarvis Islands, Johnston, Wake, Palmyra Atolls and Kingman Reef.
However, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s proposal to expand the sanctuary would completely cover the U.S. exclusive economic zone.