American Samoa Ephraim Temple UH Sea Grant American
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American Samoa Ephraim Temple UH Sea Grant American Samoa Community College
Background 62, 000 people as of 2005 Land areas of 197 km 2 Ocean area (EEZ) of 426, 405 km 2 5 volcanic islands and 2 coral atolls GDP=$510 million ($5, 800 per capita) 93% Pacific Islander, 3% Asian, 1% White, 3% Other 90% of land communally owned, economy relies heavily on US trade, grants, and jobs. Tuna canneries are bulk of the private sector l Unincorporated territory of the U. S. since 1900 l l l l
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Major Environmental Issues l l l l What is the current state of the environment? Declining near-shore fisheries Impact of population growth on environment Impact of environment on human population Climate change Nitrogen loading Fossil Fuels for energy
Data Collection l National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration collects air temperature, wind speed and direction, dominant swell height, tides, barometric pressure, rainfall, sea surface temperature and atmospheric CO 2 n Data are collected by one buoy about 1 mile offshore, one station in Tafuna near the airport, and the CO 2 monitoring station in Tula n l US and AS EPA n Water quality of river and stream runoff
Data Collection l AS Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources Monitor coral reef health Monitor near shore and offshore fish populations Assess impact of marine protected areas on human and marine populations n Monitor human response to changes in ocean conditions n n n l US National Park Service n n Monitor coral reef health Gauge interactions between terrestrial and marine habitats
Research Needs l What is the current state of the environment? Ocean currents and current flow modeling, more accurate wave energy data n marine resources of and biological impact of submerged barrier islands and growing island Vailulu’u n l Declining near-shore fisheries relationship between hydrodynamics and larval connectivity n location of important sources and sinks for marine larvae n impact of MPA’s on reef populations n l Impact of environment on human population n Tsunami inundation and flood zone mapping
Research Needs l Impact of population growth on environment toxicity of fish beyond Pago Harbor n impact of ballast water on native species n l Climate change n l Nitrogen loading n l trends in reef ecosystems in relationship to global warming effect of traditional waste management practices on nearshore communities Fossil Fuels for energy n oceanic renewable energy resources
- Ephraim temple
- Ephraim mogale local municipality villages
- Ephraim mogale bursary
- Ephraim mogale local municipality councillors
- Judges of israel
- Tala tuu o nuu o samoa
- Samoa island
- Muagagana faasamoa
- An equation that shows that two ratios are equal
- Afuaga ole gagana samoa
- Samoan cakes
- Yellow sea and east china sea
- Coral phylum