Marine Sanctuary seeks advisory council applicants

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa (NMSAS) is seeking to fill seats on its advisory council, which represents the public’s interests in sanctuary matters and provides advice to the sanctuary superintendent.

The sanctuary is accepting applications for the following seats: Research; Diving; Tourism; Business/ Industry; Community-at-Large: Tutuila East Area; Community-at-Large: Manu'a Area; Community-at-Large: Aunu'u Area; Community-at-Large: Tutuila West Area; Fishing.

The advisory council is composed of 17 voting members and 8 non-voting members, who serve on a volunteer basis and represent a variety of local user groups, the public, and territorial and federal governmental jurisdictions.

Applications are due before or by August 31, 2022. For more information, online at (https://americansamoa.noaa.gov/council/recruitment/ or contact Tiara Drabble or email her at [email protected] with questions.