2015 Amerika Samoa Lunar Calendar

2015Amerika SamoaLunar Calendar

2015 Annual Catch Limits for Federally Managed Species (MUS) in American Samoa*

I‘a o le ilititai (bottomfish complex caught by bottomfish methods)

Filoa, gatala, malauli, palu & sapoanae (emperor, grouper, amberjack, snapper

& trevally or jack) ......................................................................................... 101,000

Meaola o le sami e faiuga (crustaceans)

Pa‘a (Kona crab).....................................................................................................3,200

Papata (slipper lobster) ...............................................................................................30

Ula or ula sami (spiny lobster) .................................................................................4,845

Ula (deep-water shrimp) ....................................................................................... 80,000

Amu taua (precious coral)

Amu auro (gold coral) .................................................................................................. 0

Amu piniki-mumu & amu ofe (red, pink & bamboo coral) ........................................... 2,205

Amu uliuli (black coral) ..............................................................................................790

Ikosite o le aau (coral reef ecosystem or CRE)

Alili, fe‘e & faisua (turbo snail, octopus & giant clam) .............................................. 18,400

‘Anae (mullet) .......................................................................................................4,600

Atule (bigeye scad) .............................................................................................. 37,400

Fuga (parrotfish, not including bumphead parrotfish) ............................................ 272,000

Gatala (groupers not caught by bottomfish methods) ............................................. 25,300

Sugale (wrasses except humphead or Napoleon wrasse) .......................................... 16,200

Lalafi, tagafa & malakea (<30cm, 30-75cm & >75cm humphead or Napoleon wrasse) ... 1,743

Lo- or Loloa (rabbitfish) ...............................................................................................200

Malau (soldierfish & squirrelfish) ........................................................................... 15,100

Malie (reef sharks) ................................................................................................. 1,615

Mata‘ele‘ele, ulamalusi or filoa (emperor not caught by bottomfish method) ............ 19,600

Nanue (chub or rudderfish) .....................................................................................2,000

Pa‘a (crab not listed in crustacean section) ...............................................................4,300

Mu (shallow-water snapper not caught by bottomfish method) ............................... 63,100

Pone, palagi or ume (surgeonfish not, bristletooth & unicornfish) .......................... 129,400

Lupo, melauli, ulua or sapoanae (trevally or jack not caught by bottomfish method) .. 19,900

Uluto‘i (bumphead parrotfish) ...................................................................................235

All other CREMUS combined ................................................................................. 18,400

* Detailed list of species and scientific names can be found at www.wpcouncil.org/managed-

fishery-ecosystems/american-samoa-archipelago/regulations-and-enforcement-samoa and

at www.wpcouncil.org/media/documents/Displays%20and%20Brochures/AmSamoaFEP_

Brochure.pdf

About the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council

The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council was established by Congress in 1976 to manage fisheries in the offshore waters surrounding Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Hawai‘i and the U.S. Pacific remote island areas. The fisheries in federal waters surrounding American Samoa are managed under the American Samoa Archipelago and Pacific Pelagic Fishery Ecosystem Plans. Traditional knowledge and wide community involvement are integral parts of the ecosystem-based approach to fishery management. The 2006 reauthorized Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act requires that federally managed fisheries are regulated through annual catch limits (ACLs). ACLs are not specified for most pelagic species in the Western Pacific Region because they are subject to international fishing agreements or have life cycles of less than a year and are thus exempt from the ACL requirement.

A publication of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council pursuant to NOAA Award No. NA14NMF4520236.

Copyright 2015, Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council

ISBN 978-1-937863-21-0

Front cover art: Johnson Su‘a, Nu‘uuli Vocational Technical High School, Overall Winner

About This CalendarThe Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) has produced traditional lunar calendars for American Samoa since 2007. The initial productions were based on information from books written about Samoa by scholars such as Brother Henry, Kramer, Turner and Stair, as well as information collected by Talking Chief Teleiai Ausage. A more elaborate interview with Rev. Elder Oka Fauolo helped complete all the names of the moon phases, as well as the names of the months. When the 2009 Amerika Samoa Lunar Calendar was distributed, the community gave much positive feedback and also asked for definitions of Samoan terms used in the calendar. To improve on the lunar calendar, the WPRFMC convened a workshop on the island of Tutuila, American Samoa, in partnership with the Samoan Studies Institute (SSI) of the American Samoa Community College, American Samoa’s Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) and the Office of Samoan Affairs. The workshop involved participants from other American Samoa organizations, fishermen, elders and members of the general public as well as the Apia Fisheries Division in the Independent State of Samoa.

This 2015 Amerika Samoa Lunar Calendar takes into account recommendations from the workshop as well as research conducted by Okenaisa Fauolo, Teleiai Ausage and Apisaloma Toleafoa of the SSI in 2010 with villagers throughout Tutuila as well as with the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, Samoa’s Fishery Division and Meteorological Office, and tautai (experts of the seas), including High Chief Mulipola Perenise of Manono Tai and High Talking Chief Levaa Sauaso of Apolima Tai, and High Chief Faasavalu, on the islands of Upolu and Manono in Samoa. The 2015 calendar also includes the annual catch limits for federally fisheries in American Samoa. The Council will continue to work with the American Samoa community to improve and enhance in future calendars.

The explanations of each lunar month in the calendar were provided by the SSI. Information on the local fish for each month was provided by Selaina Vaitautolu of the American Samoa DMWR and Fini Aitaoto, the former WPRFMC on-site coordinator in American Samoa. The proverbs are from New Zealand Electronic Text Collection at http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-PraDict-c2-4.html and Alaga`upa Fa`a Samoa II at http://scanman9.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/alagaupu2.htm and were selected by Nate Ilaoa, the WPRFMC on-site coordinator in

American Samoa. The tide charts and moon rise and set times are for Pago Pago (Samoa standard time) provided by OceanFun Publishing, NZ. The moon phases were calculated using QuickPhase Pro 3.3.5 and the HM Nautical Almanac Office (astro.ukho.gov.uk/websurf) as guidance. The project was coordinated by Ilaoa and Sylvia Spalding, WPRFMC communications officer.

The illustrations in the calendar are the winning and honorable mention entries of the student art contest held in American Samoa on the theme of “Conservation Builds Generations.” The contest was launched during the 2014 CoastWeeks “A Healthy Coast Is a Wealthy Coast” celebration. The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council and the American Samoa Department of Commerce’s Coastal Management Program partnered to provide this year’s celebration and contest. Judges for this year’s competition were compromised of staff members from the Coastal Management Program.

Nina Vergara, Pacific Horizons School, Honorable Mention, Grade 9–12

Lyca Baenafe • Matafao Elementary School • Second Place, Grade 6–8

Ianuari 21 – Fepuari 18, 2015January 21 – February 18, 2015

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI

SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON

TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED

Janu

ary

Febr

uary

R 07:27S 20:18

R 08:28S 21:08

R 09:28S 21:56

R 10:26S 22:44

R 11:23S 23:31

R 12:19

S 00:19R 13:14

S 01:07R 14:09

S 01:56R 15:02

S 02:46R 15:53

S 03:37R 16:42

S 04:27R 17:29

S 05:17R 18:13

S 06:06R 18:55

S 06:54R 19:36

S 07:41R 20:15

S 08:28R 20:53

S 09:14R 21:31

S 10:00R 22:10

S 10:48R 22:51

S 11:37R 23:34

S 12:27

R 00:20S 13:20

R 01:11S 14:15

R 02:05S 15:11

R 03:03S 16:08

R 04:03S 17:04

R 05:05S 17:59

R 06:07S 18:54

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6 N 6 6 N 6 6 N 6 6 N 6 6 N 6 6 N 6 6 N 6 6 N 6 6 N 6 6 N 6

6 N 6 6 N 6 6 N 6 6 N 6 6 N 6 6 N 6 6 N 6 6 N 6 6 N 6

Masina MatuatuaMasina Fou/ Faatoavaaia

Masina To�lo�lo Masina Tolu

Masina Malupeaua Masina Māto�to� Masina Aiaina

Masina Faalao Masina Salefuga Masina Tulalupe Masina Motuega Masina Aufasa Masina Loloatai

Masina Punifaga Masina Atoa/Atoa Li‘o le Masina

Masina Le‘ale‘a Masina Feetetele Masina Ataatatai Masina Fagaeleele Masina Sulutele

Masina Nauna Masina UsunoaMay Masina Motusaga Masina Tatelega Masina Faasagafulu Masina Tāfaleu Masina Fataleu Masina Mitiloa Masina Maunā

I‘asina (young goatfish)Masani ona tele i le vaitau o Oketopa–Aperila.Commonly caught during October–April.

Vaitau e eli ai ufi vao a o le‘i oo i le taimi e afu ai ufi totō.Initial harvesting of wild yams prior to the maturation of cultivated yams. Utuvamua

Ua se le atu I ama. [The atu was mistakenly pulled up on the outrigger side. When an atu has taken the bait, the fisherman will swing in his rod with a forward motion on the starboard side, the canoe still moving on. This cannot be done on the left side because of the outrigger. Should the fish or the line strike the outrigger (this may happen to an inexperienced or a hasty fisherman) the hook is likely to be torn out and the fish will be lost.]

The saying is used by a speaker as an apology for having, in the heat of the discussion, offended one of his listeners or for having unintentionally omitted one of the set forms of speech required by Samoan etiquette.

Betsy Li • Pacific Horizon School • Third Place, Grade 9–12

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE


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uary

Mar

ch

R 07:09S 19:45

R 08:10S 20:35

R 09:10S 21:24

R 10:09S 22:14

R 11:07S 23:03

R 12:03S 23:53

R 12:57

S 00:43R 13:49

S 01:34R 14:39

S 02:24R 15:27

S 03:14R 16:12

S 04:03R 16:54

S 04:51R 17:35

S 05:38R 18:14

S 06:25R 18:53

S 07:11R 19:31

S 07:58R 20:10

S 08:45R 20:50

S 09:33R 21:32

S 10:23R 22:17

S 11:14R 23:04

S 12:06R 23:55

S 13:00

R 00:50S 13:55

R 01:47S 14:49

R 02:46S 15:43

R 03:47S 16:35

R 04:48S 17:27

R 05:49S 18:18

R 06:50S 19:11

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Masina Atoa/Atoa Li‘o le Masina


Masina Nauna Masina UsunoaMay Masina Motusaga Masina Tatelega Masina Faasagafulu Masina Tāfaleu Masina Fataleu Masina Mitiloa Masina Fanoloa Masina Maunā

Masina Sulutele

Fepuari 19 – Mati 20, 2015February 19 – March 20, 2015

Alogo (Lined surgeonfish)I‘a pito i ta‘atele i a‘au ma aloalo, faapea fagotagaAlogo is very common in near-shore reefs and is the most caught species by near-shore free divers.

‘Ua fetaui lelei fola o le ‘alia. [The deck-planks (fola) of the voyaging canoe (‘alia) fit together well.]

The ‘alia canoes sailed by our ancestors were a testament to the technological genius of Polynesian maritime science. Tufuga fau va‘a (expert craftsmen) cut timber, lashed planks and shaped immense hulls and decks capable of carrying tons of cargo and hundreds of people across the open sea. This proverb refers to the Sāmoan value of vā fealoai (interpersonal relationships): great accomplishments and social harmony are only possible when members of a family, team or society “fit” together like the watertight planks of the ‘alia.

Vaitau mulimuli e toe eli ai ufi vao.Final harvesting of wild yams. Toeutuva

Franchessca Monet Taimane Maea • Leone High School • Second Place, Grade 9–12

Mati 21 – Aperila 18, 2015March 2 – April 18, 2015

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18


TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU

FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

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ch

April

R 07:51S 20:01

R 08:51S 20:53

R 09:50S 21:44

R 10:47S 22:36

R 11:42S 23:28

R 12:34

S 00:19R 13:23

S 01:10R 14:09

S 01:59R 14:53

S 02:48R 15:34

S 03:35R 16:14

S 04:22R 16:53

S 05:08R 17:31

S 05:55R 18:10

S 06:42R 18:50

S 07:30R 19:31

S 08:19R 20:15

S 09:10R 21:02

S 10:02R 21:51

S 10:55R 22:43

S 11:49R 23:38

S 12:42

R 00:36S 13:34

R 01:34S 14:25

R 02:32S 15:15

R 03:31S 16:05

R 04:31S 16:54

R 05:31S 17:45

R 06:31S 18:38

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Filoa (Emperor fish)E tele ituaiga o lenei i‘a e maua i le tu‘tu‘u.Several species are caught by bottomfish gear and very common in bottomfish landings.

E gase le pa‘a i lona vae. [When a crab is caught it is pierced with its own leg.]

Someone who comes to grief as a result of their own actions.

O le vaitau e foliga pula ai ufi ma laau. E amata toto ai toaga fou. The period when yams and crops’ leaves begin to turn yellowish in color. Also indicates time to grow new crops. Fa‘aafu

Jack Tuiolosega • Pacific Horizons School • First Place, Grade 9–12

Aperila 19 – Me 18, 2015April 19 – May 18, 2015

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18




April

May

R 07:31S 19:30

R 08:30S 20:23

R 09:28S 21:17

R 10:23S 22:09

R 11:15S 23:01

R 12:04S 23:52

R 12:49

S 00:42R 13:32

S 01:30R 14:12

S 02:17R 14:51

S 03:04R 15:30

S 03:50R 16:08

S 04:37R 16:48

S 05:25R 17:29

S 06:14R 18:12

S 07:06R 18:58

S 07:58R 19:47

S 08:52R 20:39

S 09:45R 21:34

S 10:39R 22:30

S 11:31R 23:27

S 12:21

R 00:25S 13:10

R 01:22S 13:58

R 02:19S 14:46

R 03:17S 15:34

R 04:16S 16:24

R 05:15S 17:15

R 06:14S 18:07

R 07:12S 19:03

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Masina Sulutele

Palu-malau (Red snapper fish) O se i‘a mumu e maua i le tu‘utu‘u ma e taugata pe a fa‘atau mai. Red and relatively expensive fish.

Ua o gatasi le futia ma le umele. [We must be of one mind in the undertaking.]

While the fisherman swings the rod, the others must assist him by paddling hard.

O le vaitau e ae ai le ia o le loMonth when the lo (rabbitfishes or large school of juveniles) is in large quantity and ideal for fishing. Lo

Georgia Cox • Pacific Horizons School • Second Place, Grade 3–5

May 19 – June 16, 2015

Me 19 – Iuni 16, 2015

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16


FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN

MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE

May

June

R 08:09S 19:57

R 09:04S 20:50

R 09:55S 21:42

R 10:43S 22:33

R 11:27S 23:22

R 12:09

S 00:09R 12:49

S 00:58R 13:27

S 01:44R 14:06

S 02:31R 14:44

S 03:18R 15:25

S 04:07R 16:07

S 04:57R 16:52

S 05:50R 17:41

S 06:44R 18:33

S 07:39R 19:27

S 08:34R 20:24

S 09:27R 21:22

S 10:19R 22:20

S 11:09R 23:17

S 11:57

R 00:14S 12:44

R 01:11S 13:31

R 02:08S 14:19

R 03:05S 15:07

R 04:03S 15:58

R 05:00S 16:50

R 05:57S 17:43

R 06:52S 18:38

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Sa‘ula-lele (Sailfish) E maua i le toso, e maua ai fo‘i fa‘ailoga i tauvaga faigafaiva.Caught by trolling and a prized fish during fishing tournaments.

O le masina e nunu ai le toau o ufi. O le tuaoi o timuga ma mugala. Month that cultivated yams are matured. Intermediary month between rainy and sunny season. Aununu

O le upega e tautau, ‘ae fagota. [The net is now hanging up (to dry), but it will soon be used for fishing again.]

An exhortation not to allow oneself to be downcast by a single failure.

Amelie Chen • Pacific Horizons School • Second Place, Grade K–2

June 17 – July 15, 2015

Iuni 17 – Iulai 15, 2015

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15



TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED

June

July

R 07:45S 19:31

R 08:34S 20:23

R 09:21S 21:13

R 10:04S 22:02

R 10:45S 22:49

R 11:24S 23:36

R 12:03

S 00:24R 12:41

S 01:11R 13:20

S 01:58R 14:01

S 02:48R 14:45

S 03:39R 15:32

S 04:32R 16:22

S 05:27R 17:16

S 06:23R 18:13

S 07:19R 19:12

S 08:13R 20:11

S 09:05R 21:10

S 09:55R 22:09

S 10:43R 23:06

S 11:30

R 00:03S 12:18

R 01:00S 13:05

R 01:57S 13:54

R 02:53S 14:44

R 03:49S 15:36

R 04:44S 16:29

R 05:37S 17:22

R 06:27S 18:15

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Atule (Bigeye scad)E maua i le ofe po‘o le lau a le nu‘u, ma sa fa‘asa ona fa‘aatau.Caught by bamboo rods, rod and reel or the village’s traditional “lau” and not supposed to be sold but shared.

O le vaitau e olo ma tausani fiafia ai manu felelei.Season of birds singing and calm weather. Oloamanu

Ua le se‘i mau se ala va‘a. [Why not steer the ‘alia in a straight course?]

Applied to a speech having no definite proposition.

Daniel Salanoa • Leatele Elementary School • First Place, Grade 6–8

July 16 – August 14, 2015

Iulai 16 – Aukuso 14, 2015

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14




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Augu

st

R 07:15S 19:05

R 08:00S 19:54

R 08:42S 20:42

R 09:22S 21:29

R 10:01S 22:16

R 10:39S 23:02

R 11:17S 23:49

R 11:57

S 00:39R 12:38

S 01:28R 13:23

S 02:20R 14:11

S 03:13R 15:02

S 04:08R 15:57

S 05:04R 16:56

S 06:00R 17:56

S 06:54R 18:57

S 07:46R 19:58

S 08:37R 20:57

S 09:26R 21:56

S 10:15R 22:54

S 11:03R 23:52

S 11:52

R 00:49S 12:42

R 01:45S 13:33

R 02:40S 14:25

R 03:33S 15:18

R 04:23S 16:10

R 05:11S 17:01

R 05:56S 17:51

R 06:39S 18:37

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Masina Sulutele

Umelei (Unicornfish)O le masina lenei e lololo tele ai ma manaia i le taumafa lenei i‘a. Caught by bamboo rods, rod and reel or the village’s traditional Fatty and delicious during this period.

Matalatala fuga o laau, pāpā foi o fatu laau. Initial period for budding of flowering seeds and the blooming of flowers. Palolomua

O le va‘a si‘i vale la‘u lauga nei. [My speech is like a canoe launched without a sufficient reason.]

The matter on which I am now going to speak does not really concern me, and I am overstepping my rights in taking the word. However, as my opinion may be of some value to you, I will express it and, at the same time, beg your pardon for my tactless interference.

Tauavae Kruse • South Pacific Academy • First Place, Grade K–2

August 15 – September 13, 2015

Aukuso 15 – Setema 13, 2015

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13




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st

Sept

embe

r

R 07:20S 19:24

R 07:59S 20:11

R 08:38S 20:57

R 09:16S 21:44

R 09:55S 22:31

R 10:35S 23:20

R 11:17

S 00:10R 12:03

S 01:02R 12:51

S 01:55R 13:43

S 02:49R 14:39

S 03:44R 15:37

S 04:38R 16:38

S 05:32R 17:39

S 06:24R 18:40

S 07:15R 19:42

S 08:06R 20:42

S 08:56R 21:42

S 09:47R 22:41

S 10:38R 23:39

S 11:30

R 00:35S 12:22

R 01:29S 13:14

R 02:21S 14:06

R 03:09S 14:57

R 03:54S 15:47

R 04:37S 16:36

R 05:18S 17:24

R 05:58S 18:11

R 06:37S 18:54

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Masina Sulutele

I‘amanu (Whale)E masani ona va‘ai i lenei vaitau.Sightings of whales common during this period.

Matalatala mulimuli o fuga o laau. Final budding of flowering seeds and blooming of flowers. Palolomuli

O le poto a lauloa. [The wisdom shows at lauloa fishing.]

Referring to a matai who has no vote in the village or family council and who yet insists on giving instruction and advice, which everyone will ignore. At lauloa fishing some men must mind the net lest it become entangled and tear in the stones and coral slabs, while the others are dragging it.

Tevita • Lauli‘i Elementary School • Third Place, Grade 6–8

September 14 – October 12, 2015

Setema 14 – Oketopa 12, 2015

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED


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Sept

embe

r

Oct

ober

R 07:16S 19:40

R 07:54S 20:28

R 08:34S 21:15

R 09:15S 22:05

R 09:59S 22:55

R 10:45S 23:47

R 11:34

S 00:39R 12:27

S 01:31R 13:22

S 02:24R 14:20

S 03:17R 15:19

S 04:08R 16:19

S 05:00R 17:21

S 05:51R 18:22

S 06:42R 19:24

S 07:34R 20:25

S 08:27R 21:26

S 09:20R 22:25

S 10:14R 23:22

S 11:08

R 00:16S 12:02

R 01:06S 12:54

R 01:52S 13:44

R 02:36S 14:33

R 03:18S 15:21

R 03:57S 16:08

R 04:36S 16:54

R 05:14S 17:41

R 05:53S 18:27

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Masimasi (Dolphinfish)E maua i le toso, e maua ai fa‘ailoga i tauvaga faigafaiva, ma e lelei i le oka. Caught by trolling, prized fish in tournaments and great for oka.

Vaitau o mugala. O le masina foi ua afu ai meatoto poo ua matutua lelei. Season of droughts and dry sunny days. Also the time when field crops are maturing.

O le tiuga a Matala‘oa e tiu ma afifi. [When the Matala‘oa people go fishing, they fish and wrap up.]

Matala‘oa was a bush village in Falealili, inland of Poutasi. It exists no longer. Its inhabitants had the reputation of avoiding all waste when fishing. Their village being so far inland, they knew how to appreciate their catch. Anything they caught was carefully wrapped up and at once sent to the village.

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Analiz Silila • Iakina Adventist Academy • Third Place, Grade 3–5

October 13 – Novermber 11, 2015

Oketopa 13 – Novema 11, 2015

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Masina Sulutele

Palolo (polychaete worm)E taua tele i tagata matutua ma e ta ia Oketopa po‘o Novema i tausaga uma. Delicacy especially for the elderly, seined in October and/or November each year.

Amata le vaitau o timuga ma uaga. Beginning of the rainy season. Lotuaga

To‘ai fa‘a ia a po. [To come like a fish in the night.]

This pictures a fisher who sits in his boat on a dark night and is startled by the sudden appearance of a shark.

Kevin Park • South Pacific Academy • Third Place, Grade K–2

November 12 – December 11, 2015

Novema 12 – Tesema 11, 2015

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Malau (Squirrelfish)E masani ona tele ma fa‘atau i tafaala i lenei vaitau.Many usually caught during this period, and “strings of malau” are sold at roadsides.

Taimi e tele ai mea taumafa, aemaise le maua o le ia o le palolo. Initial period of the season of food abundance, especially with the palolo fish. Taumafamua

Ia o gatasi le futia ma le umele. [The futia (sinnet ring) and the stand for the fishing rod must be equally strong. The atu fishing rod is fastened to the thwart by means of a futia. The lower end rests in a stand, to which it is tied by means of an umele (rope). Both ropes must be of equal strength, lest one of them tear when an atu bites.]

When two men are in partnership, they must be of one mind. Should one be weak and fainthearted, the undertaking will fail.

Angela Chen • Pacific Horizons School • First Place, Grade 3–5

December 12, 2015 – January 9, 2016

Tesema 12, 2015 – Ianuari 9, 2016

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Atu (Skipjack)O le i‘a e maua so‘o i le toso a‘o fa‘aaogaina paopao i aso anamua, e fa‘aaoga tele i le oka Samoa. The most common fish in trolling landings using “paopao” in the past and the preferred fish for oka.

Faaiuiu taumafa mai le masina ua tuanai.Final period of the season for food abundance. Toetaumafa

O le foe fa‘ae‘e I le tau. [The paddle lying on the deck of the fishing boat. The va‘aalo (canoe used for atu fishing) is small. The bow and the stern are partly decked in. A paddle lying on this half deck may easily fall off.]

Signifying that a person is unwilling to vouch for the correctness of his report or the unalterableness of his opinion.

American Samoa Contacts

Council Vice Chair Taulapapa William SwordPhone: (684) 633-4101Email: [email protected]

Council Member Taimalelagi Dr. Claire Tuia PoumelePhone: (684) 633-4251Email: [email protected]

Council Member Dr. Ruth Matagi-TofigaAmerican Samoa Department ofMarine and Wildlife ResourcesPhone: (684) 633-5102Email: [email protected]

Council On-Site Coordinator Nathan IlaoaPhone: (684) 252-3175Email: [email protected]

Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400Honolulu, Hawaii 96813Phone: (808) 522-8220Fax: (808) 522-8226Email: [email protected] : www.wpcouncil.org

ISBN 978-1-937863-21-0

Above: Mychaella Miller, South Pacific Academy, Honorable Mention, Grade 6–8

Upper right: Sharon Ah Ping, Pacific Horizons School, Honorable Mention, Grade 9–12

Front cover art: Johnson Su’a, Nu’uuli Vocational Technical, First Place, Grade 9–12

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