"Personnel from the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Fagatele National Marine Sanctuary, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and University of Hawai`i at Hilo conducted interdisciplinary Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (Pacific RAMP) surveys in waters surrounding American Samoa. All activities described in this report were covered by the following permits: American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources Scientific Permit Series No. 2012-57; Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary Research Permit No. FBNMS-2011-002; National Park of American Samoa research permit number NPSA-2012-SCI-0001; and Pacific Reefs National Wildlife Refuge Complex special use permit number 12521-10001"--Type of operation.

Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)

American Samoa