AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoVolcano Monitoring: USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory staff just wrapped a two-week trip to American Samoa, repairing the volcano monitoring network and doing K-12 outreach with local emergency partners. Earthquake Update: A magnitude 6.6 quake struck near New Caledonia; US tsunami systems reported no threat to Hawaii, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or American Samoa. Deep-Sea Mining Info: American Samoa launched deepseainfo.as.gov, a weekly-updated public education site on deep-sea minerals, risks, and the regulatory process—while noting the territory does not support commercial extraction at this time. Local Governance & Oversight: A Senate committee hearing probed how ASTCA spent more than $1 million tied to the A250 celebrations, questioning whether the Fono approved the spending. Fishing Safeguards: Congress advanced the Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act, pushing NOAA and NIST to develop seafood country-of-origin testing to fight IUU fishing and seafood fraud. Climate at the UN: Pacific leaders used the UN General Assembly to press urgent action on sea-level rise and climate finance.
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