National Marine Sanctuary of
American Samoa
Multimedia Gallery

Voyage to the Southern Hemisphere to learn about Fa‘a Samoa, the Samoan way, and to dive among incredible corals.

Northeast and Great Lakes Region

Mallows Bay-Potomac River Monitor Stellwagen Bank Thunder Bay

West Coast Region

Channel Islands Cordell Bank Greater Farallones Monterey Bay Olympic Coast

Pacific Islands Region

American Samoa Hawaii Humpback Whale Papahānaumokuākea

Southeast Region

Florida Keys Flower Garden Banks Gray's Reef
waves crash against rocks on a rocky coast

Climate Change in your Sanctuaries
dandelion siphonophore

Dandelion Siphonophore
red sea cucumber

Sea Cucumber in National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa
coral reef at fagatele bay

Fagatele Bay, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa
diver swimming by big momma coral head

Big Momma
coral reef covered with sea urchins and a sea star

Exploring National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa
longboat in the water

Fautasi
paula stevenson mcdonald on the water paddling

Paula Stevenson McDonald
peter taliva'a on a boat

Peter Taliva'a
view of tafeu cover from the water line, coral is visable below and the shore in the distance

Tafeu Cove
diver photographing the reef at tafeu cove

Tafeu Cove (underwater)
diver photographing big mama coral in amercian samoa

Big Momma
diver photographing the coral reef, fish are swimming by

The Channel at Rose Atoll
coral reef at fagatele bay, american samoa

Fagatele Bay
view of high abundance of healthy, branching staghorn corals at the airport pool on tutuila

Airport Pool
view of large amounts of bleached staghorn cora at the airport pool on tutuila

Airport Pool (during bleaching)
view of staghorn coral population in this area suffered massive mortalites at the airport pool on tutuila

Airport Pool (after bleaching)