An unincorporated U.S. territory in the South Pacific which includes the six Samoan islands east of the 171° W meridian. The Polynesian territory has 5 main islands & 2 coral atolls; the largest is Tutuila and others include Manuʻa Islands, Rose Atoll and Swains Island.

The Capital Pago Pago a sheltered, deepwater harbour ideal for ocean vessels and so it has the highest fish landing & processing turnover in the Pacific with a focus on Tuna. It is overlooked by Mount Pioa which contributes to the highest annual rainfall of any harbor in the world beating even Galway!

Venomous crown-of-thorns starfish eat coral. While native to American Samoa a recent population increase had devastating effects on the marine landscape. This natural disaster prompted the designation of FagateleBay as a national marine sanctuary.

National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa is one of the federally-designated underwater areas protected by NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. Of all the areas in the National Marine Sanctuary System, the American Samoa sanctuary is the most remote and is thought to support the greatest diversity of marine life.
The sanctuary comprises six protected areas, covering 13,581 square miles of nearshore coral reef and offshore open ocean waters across the Samoan Archipelago.
Today, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa is the largest national marine sanctuary in the National Marine Sanctuary System.