July 3, 2024
Launching Tautai Mua: Boosting American Samoa's fisheries
The American Samoa Department of Commerce celebrated the launch of the Tautai Mua. The new boat and associated training program are hoped to boost the local fisheries. Photo by Department of Commerce
The U.S. Department of Commerce Fisheries Development Program in American Samoa took delivery of the first of four 37-foot by 14-foot catamaran longliner/deep drop fishing vessels headed to the South Pacific Island.
ACI Boats in Port Townsend, Washington won a $3 million dollar contract to build the four boats using the Super Alia design. “These are part of a project to help the fishermen in American Samoa, particularly Pago Pago, increase the quality of the fish they land, and sell to a wider…
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Paul Molyneaux is the Boats & Gear editor for National Fisherman.
