Fagatele Bay was designated a National Marine Sanctuary in 1986 by Congress and is co-managed by the American Samoa government through a partnership between NOAA and the local Department of Commerce.

finalized a huge expansion of the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary in American Samoa last month, from 0.25 square miles (0.65 square kilometers) to 13,523 square miles (33,024 square km).

Areas ranging in size from the quarter square mile Fagatele Bay in American Samoa to the 4,000 square nautical miles of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary along the Central California Coast ...

Superintendent of Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The sanctuary office realize they lack the resources necessary to enforce regulations around the clock, so their hope is that education ...