Independent State of Samoa is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai’i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono and Apolima); and several uninhabited islands. It is 64 km west of American Samoa & 889 km northeast of Tonga (closest foreign country).

Samoa Ocean Strategy (SOS) is a set of goals established to plan and manage the Independent State of Samoa’s entire ocean, marine inland waters, territorial sea, and seabed. The Government of Samoa has partnered with the Blue Prosperity Coalition and Conservation International to protect 30% of its ocean and are and support implementation of the SOS.