Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources - Natural Resources and Environment Ecosystem Protection and Development. Country/Territory American Samoa (USA) Document type Legislation Date 1987 (2001) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Marine fisheries Registration Processing/handling Fishing gear/fishing method Offences/penalties Institution Ecosystem preservation Geographical area Oceania, Small Island Developing States Abstract It is the declared purpose of this Chapter to preserve, protect, perpetuate and manage the marine and wildlife resources within the Territory. For this purpose a Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources is established under section 3 within the Executive branch of the government. This Office shall manage, protect, preserve and perpetuate the marine and wildlife resources in the Territory. Specific duties and powers are defined in section 4. There shall be a Director of Marine and Wildlife Res Full text English Website www.asbar.org