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National Park of American SamoaOfu Beach at the Ofu unit of the park.
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National Park of American Samoa
Management
 

The National Park of American Samoa is managed by a small professional staff located at Pago Pago.  The park is part of the Pacific West Region of the National Park Service.

 

Old studies conducted to determine the feasibility of establishing National Park areas in American Samoa are (click on tan text to go to report):

1965.  A Park Program for American Samoa Proposed by the American Samoa Study Team,  National Park Service. (Click on tan text to go to view report in htm version or in the pdf version).

1988.  National Park Feasibility Study, American Samoa.  Prepared by the National Park Service and the American Samoan Government (click on tan text to go to view report in the htm version or in the pdf version).

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Lobster, shrimp, fish, and breadfruit—a sumptuous meal of local village subsistence resources  

Did You Know?
The Act of Congress which established this national park allowed limited subsistence fishing and farming (the parklands are theirs—it is merely leased for park purposes). This lavish example of a village celebratory feast came from local reef waters.

Last Updated: May 29, 2008 at 23:46 EST