Rose Atoll Marine National Monument

Rose Atoll Marine National Monument EST 2009

Approximately 10,156 square nautical miles of marine ecosystem at Rose Atoll were protected under the Antiquities Act of 1906 on January 6, 2009. Established as Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, it is one of four Marine National Monuments spanning across the Pacific that protects diverse marine ecosystems and the millions of wildlife dependent upon the Central Pacific. In coordination of management between the American Samoan Government, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; the Monument area also encompasses protections afforded by the Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and the Muliava Unit of the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa.

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National Wildlife Refuge System

The National Wildlife Refuge System, within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, manages a national network of lands and waters set aside to conserve America’s fish, wildlife, and plants.

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• It's Just Water

  

  Highlights of our amazing Pacific Marine National Monuments

  Pacific Marine National Monuments

• Google Street View Goes Underwater!

  

  Catlin Seaview Survey crew used specialized equipment to capture thousands of panoramas of the coral reef that were stitched together using Google's famous Street View mapping technology. The results are three-dimensional slices of individual reefs, allowing one to virtually dive around at leisure. The virtual dive begins inside the protected lagoon of Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and moves through the channel on the ocean side of the reef crest, part of the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa.

  Interactive Virtual Dive

• Talofa Brian Peck!

  

  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is pleased to welcome Brian Peck to American Samoa as the manager for Rose Atoll Marine National Monument! Brian returns to American Samoa after having worked here from 2008 -2011 as the Resource Conservation and Development Coordinator (RC&D) with NRCS; when he served as the liaison with non-profit RC&D Council. He obtained grant funding and oversaw implementing aquatic and terrestrial habitat restoration projects and promoted small business development. Brian noted with a permanent grin, "I'm excited to be returning to American Samoa and returning to work for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. My two kids are equally as excited. We enjoy snorkeling, fishing, Samoan culture, and island life in general." Brian spent his most recent years as a U.S. Forest Service Hydro-power Coordinator for two large scale dams in NE Washington. For over 20 years, he worked primarily as a natural resource specialist and fisheries biologist with five U.S. Federal agencies. He started his career as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Gabon, Africa. When not at Rose Atoll Monument, you can catch Brian at the Monument Office, co-located in the National Park of American Samoa building.

• The Marvelous Monumental Assessment!

  

  Starring a business man, giant clams, a young child, hydro-thermal vents, seabirds by the millions, sharks by the tens, ridiculously colored coral and fish, coconut crabs that climb trees, and last but not least a baby! A not-to-be missed musical environmental and cultural report featuring all the Marine National Monuments in the Pacific including Rose Atoll Marine National Monument.

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