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Western Pacific chair: National monument would devastate American Samoa’s tuna industry

'This administration's [Executive Orders] on equity and environmental justice goals are rubbish if this sanctuary proposal becomes a reality, for there will be no commercial fishing,' - Will Sword, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council

By Undercurrent News | Oct. 24, 2023 13:57 BST
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American Samoa's crucial tuna industry is under imminent threat due to the proposed designation of the Pacific Remote Islands as a marine national monument, warns Will Sword, chair of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (WPFC) [...]

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