01/06/2009
American Samoa Gov.: Monument will draw scientists (KPUA AM 670 Hilo)
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) — The designation of Rose Atoll as a national monument will attract research scientists to American Samoa, the U.S. territory's governor said Monday.
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01/06/2009
American Samoa Gov.: Monument will draw scientists (KHNL News 8 Honolulu)
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) - American Samoa's governor says the designation of Rose Atoll as a national monument will attract research scientists to the U.S. territory.
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01/07/2009
White House praised for safeguarding seas (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Environmentalists praised yesterday's announcement by the White House protecting remote island ecosystems in areas from the Northern Marianas to American Samoa.
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01/07/2009
Establishment of the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument (White House News)
In the Pacific Ocean approximately 130 nautical miles east‑southeast of Pago Pago Harbor, American Samoa, lies Rose Atoll -- the easternmost Samoan island and the southernmost point of the United States. This small atoll, which includes the Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge with about 20 acres of land and 1,600 acres of lagoon, remains one of the most pristine atolls in the world. The lands, ...
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01/05/2009
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WELCOME GUEST! The American Samoa High Court has granted the government’s application to appoint an independent attorney to prosecute four employees of the Attorney General’s office.
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01/05/2009
Bush to establish 3 marine monuments in Pacific (KHNL News 8 Honolulu)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President George W. Bush plans to designate three remote Pacific island chains as national monuments. They include the Mariana Trench along the Northern Mariana Islands, Rose Atoll in American Samoa and seven islands in the central Pacific Ocean.
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01/06/2009
Bush moves to protect large areas of the Pacific (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
By By RENEE SCHOOF -- President George W. Bush on Tuesday will create three new marine monuments in the Pacific Ocean to protect the deepest place on Earth, some of the last pristine corals and sanctuaries for vanishing marine species. The three monuments - in the Mariana Islands in the western Pacific, the Rose Atoll off American Samoa and remote islands in the central Pacific - cover 195,280 ...
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01/05/2009
Bush to establish 3 marine monuments in Pacific (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
By By DINA CAPPIELLO -- President George W. Bush plans to designate three remote Pacific island chains as national monuments in what will be the largest marine conservation effort in history. The three areas - totaling some 195,280 square miles - are expected to include the Mariana Trench along the Northern Mariana Islands, Rose Atoll in American Samoa and seven islands in the central Pacific ...
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01/07/2009
Bush casts wide net for marine conservation (CNN)
Nine sites in the central Pacific will be set as sanctuaries for marine life and bases of research for scientists, President Bush said Tuesday.
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01/07/2009
Bush names marine monuments, defends environmental record (AFP via Yahoo! News)
President George W. Bush on Tuesday defended his record on the environment as he designated three regions in the Pacific Ocean as the world's largest marine protected areas.
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