The governor of American Samoa said he supports the island's canneries but is opposed to a plan that would allow non-locals to fish its waters for tuna, the publication Marianas Variety reported

Lolo Matalasi Moliga, the governor of the US territory, said that he is opposed to a plan from the National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) that would allow US vessels to fish in a portion of the Large Vessel Protected Area in America Samoa waters [...]