By Claire Turrell Samoa, an archipelagic country composed of nine islands in the South Pacific Ocean, is on the frontline of ...

(AC Jese Somerville/New Zealand Defence Force via AP) Fishermen from in the village of Siumu, Samoa, prepare to leave on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, to fish near the New Zealand navy ship HMNZS Manawanui ...

The New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground on the reef off the south coast of Upolu in early October 2024 before catching fire ...

None of the areas is near American Samoa — the closest is roughly 1,000 ... PIH is “ideally located” for the conservation of migratory fish, especially given that warming waters caused ...

“We doubled the amount of petrol to go far out to get fish,” said Faalogo Afereti Taliulu, citing advice from Samoa’s government that seafood from around the sunken ship should not be eaten.

“We doubled the amount of petrol to go far out to get fish,” said Faalogo Afereti Taliulu, citing advice from Samoa’s government that seafood from around the sunken ship should not be eaten.