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American Samoa wants more help from the Coast Guard as Chinese fishing effort grows

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Canned tuna accounts for 85% of American Samoa's gross domestic product. Tuna hauls have been getting smaller in American Samoa. Officials blame the decrease on a massive increase in Chinese-operated fishing vessels. The U.S. Coast Guard has considered stationing a ship in Pago Pago to combat overfishing.

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American Samoa wants more help from the Coast Guard as Chinese fishing effort grows

In American Samoa, tuna is the lifeblood of the economy. Canned tuna accounts for 95.5% of all exports, and all of that tuna is canned at the StarKist Samoa cannery in Pago Pago.

1 month ago·Honolulu, United States

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