Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata’s bill to implement 2016 South Pacific Tuna Treaty amendments vital to American Samoa’s fleet was poised to advance out of the House Natural Resources Committee. KHJ News Washington DC correspondent Matt Kaye reports…
The non-controversial South Pacific Tuna Act of 2023 was expected to pass in committee by voice vote and would expand flexibility, and maintain access for US fishing fleets in the region.
NOAA endorsed the bill in July when Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Fisheries Kelly Kryc told Congresswoman Amata of the 1988 South Pacific Tuna Treaty…
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The treaty already provides access to 16 Pacific Island nation EEZs, but Amata’s bill with Hawaii’s Ed Case allows NOAA to move ahead with regulations…
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Kryc said the amendments will ensure fleet access to the high seas, crucial for American Samoa and its cannery.
And the bill has the support of Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman…
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