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NOAA rejects Tri Marine petition for American Samoa exemption to fish in high seas

The NMFS said it will not pass an emergency rule that would have exempt American Samoans from purse seiner restrictions in tuna fishing on the high seas

By Undercurrent News | Oct. 20, 2015 21:28 BST
Tri Marine urges Pacific islands to create tuna partnership
Tuna boats in Pago Pago, American Samoa, 2009. Credit: Matt Kendall, NOAA.
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