AmerikaLunarSamoa Calendar
2015
About the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council
2015 Annual Catch Limits for Federally Managed Species (MUS) in American Samoa*
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.
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
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
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/managedfishery-ecosystems/american-samoa-archipelago/regulations-and-enforcement-samoa and at www.wpcouncil.org/media/documents/Displays%20and%20Brochures/AmSamoaFEP_ Brochure.pdf
About This Calendar The 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.
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.
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 Nina Vergara, Pacific Horizons School, Honorable Mention, Grade 9–12
Lyca Baenafe • Matafao Elementary School • Second Place, Grade 6–8
Ianuari 21 – Fepuari 18, 2015 January 21 – February 18, 2015
January
Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia
21 WED 6
R S
07:27 20:18 N
6
Masina Tofilofilo
22 THU
R S
6
08:28 21:08 N
6
Masina Tolu
23 FRI
R S
6
09:28 21:56 N
6
Utuva¯mua
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.
Masina Faalao
24 SAT
R S
6
10:26 22:44 N
6
Masina Salefuga
25 SUN 6
R S
11:23 23:31 N
6
Masina Tulalupe
26
R
MON 6
12:19 N
6
Masina Motuega
27 TUE
S R
6
00:19 13:14 N
6
Masina Aufasa
28 WED 6
S R
01:07 14:09 N
6
Masina Matuatua
29 THU
S R
6
01:56 15:02 N
6
Masina Loloatai
30 FRI
S R
6
02:46 15:53 N
6
3 2 1 0
Masina Malupeaua
31 SAT
Masina Mātofitofi
February
-1
S R
6
03:37 16:42 N
6
1
SUN 6
S R
04:27 17:29 N
6
Masina Aiaina
2
MON 6
S R
05:17 18:13 N
6
Masina Punifaga
3
TUE
S R
6
06:06 18:55 N
6
Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina
4
WED 6
S R
06:54 19:36 N
6
Masina Le‘ale‘a
5
THU
S R
6
07:41 20:15 N
6
Masina Feetetele
Masina Ataatatai
6
7
FRI
S R
6
08:28 20:53 N
6
SAT
S R
6
09:14 21:31 N
6
Masina Fagaeleele
8
SUN
S R
6
10:00 22:10 N
6
Masina Sulutele
9
MON 6
S R
10:48 22:51 N
6
3 2 1 0 -1
Masina Nauna
10 TUE
6
S R
11:37 23:34 N
6
Masina UsunoaMay
11 WED 6
S
12:27 N
6
Masina Motusaga
12 THU
6
R S
00:20 13:20 N
6
Masina Tatelega
13 FRI
6
R S
01:11 14:15 N
6
Masina Faasagafulu
14 SAT
6
R S
02:05 15:11 N
6
Masina Tāfaleu
15 SUN
6
R S
03:03 16:08 N
6
Masina Fataleu
16 MON 6
R S
04:03 17:04 N
6
Masina Mitiloa
17 TUE
6
R S
05:05 17:59 N
6
Masina Maunā
18 WED 6
R S
06:07 18:54 N
6
3 2 1 0 -1
I‘asina (young goatfish) Masani ona tele i le vaitau o Oketopa–Aperila. Commonly caught during October–April.
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
Fepuari 19 – Mati 20, 2015
Toeutuva¯
Vaitau mulimuli e toe eli ai ufi vao. Final harvesting of wild yams.
February 19 – March 20, 2015
February
Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia
19 THU 6
R S
07:09 19:45 N
6
Masina Tofilofilo
20 FRI
R S
6
08:10 20:35 N
6
Masina Tolu
21 SAT
R S
6
09:10 21:24 N
6
Masina Faalao
22 SUN
R S
6
10:09 22:14 N
6
Masina Salefuga
23 MON 6
R S
11:07 23:03 N
6
Masina Tulalupe
24 TUE
R S
6
12:03 23:53 N
6
Masina Motuega
25
R
WED 6
12:57 N
6
Masina Aufasa
26 THU
S R
6
00:43 13:49 N
6
Masina Matuatua
27 FRI
S R
6
01:34 14:39 N
6
Masina Loloatai
28 SAT
S R
6
02:24 15:27 N
6
3 2 1 0
Masina Malupeaua
March
-1
1
SUN 6
S R
03:14 16:12 N
6
Masina Mātofitofi
2
MON 6
S R
04:03 16:54 N
6
Masina Aiaina
3
TUE
S R
6
04:51 17:35 N
6
Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina
4
WED 6
S R
05:38 18:14 N
6
5
THU
S R
6
06:25 18:53 N
6
Masina Le‘ale‘a
6
FRI
S R
6
07:11 19:31 N
6
Masina Feetetele
7
SAT
S R
6
07:58 20:10 N
6
Masina Ataatatai
8
SUN
S R
6
08:45 20:50 N
6
Masina Fagaeleele
9
MON 6
S R
09:33 21:32 N
6
Masina Sulutele
10 TUE
S R
6
10:23 22:17 N
6
3 2 1 0 -1
Masina Nauna
11 WED 6
S R
11:14 23:04 N
6
Masina UsunoaMay
12 THU
6
S R
12:06 23:55 N
6
Masina Motusaga
13 FRI
6
S
13:00 N
6
Masina Tatelega
14 SAT
6
R S
00:50 13:55 N
6
Masina Faasagafulu
15 SUN
6
R S
01:47 14:49 N
6
Masina Tāfaleu
16
MON 6
R S
02:46 15:43 N
6
Masina Fataleu
17 TUE
6
R S
03:47 16:35 N
6
Masina Mitiloa
18
WED 6
R S
04:48 17:27 N
6
Masina Fanoloa
19 THU
6
R S
05:49 18:18 N
6
3 2 1 0 -1
Alogo (Lined surgeonfish) I‘a pito i ta‘atele i a‘au ma aloalo, faapea fagotaga Alogo 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.
Masina Maunā
20 FRI
6
R S
06:50 19:11 N
6
Franchessca Monet Taimane Maea • Leone High School • Second Place, Grade 9–12
Mati 21 – Aperila 18, 2015 March 2 – April 18, 2015
March
Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia
21 SAT
R S
6
07:51 20:01 N
6
Masina Tofilofilo
22 SUN 6
R S
08:51 20:53 N
6
Masina Tolu
23 MON 6
R S
09:50 21:44 N
Fa‘aafu
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.
6
Masina Faalao
24 TUE
R S
6
10:47 22:36 N
6
Masina Salefuga
25 WED 6
R S
11:42 23:28 N
6
Masina Tulalupe
26 THU
R
6
12:34 N
6
Masina Motuega
27 FRI
S R
6
00:19 13:23 N
6
Masina Aufasa
28 SAT
S R
6
01:10 14:09 N
6
Masina Matuatua
29 SUN
S R
6
01:59 14:53 N
6
Masina Loloatai
30
MON 6
S R
02:48 15:34 N
6
3 2 1 0
Masina Malupeaua
31 TUE
Masina Mātofitofi
April
-1
S R
6
03:35 16:14 N
6
1
WED 6
S R
04:22 16:53 N
6
Masina Aiaina
2
THU
S R
6
05:08 17:31 N
6
Masina Punifaga
3
FRI
S R
6
05:55 18:10 N
6
Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina
4
SAT
S R
6
06:42 18:50 N
6
Masina Le‘ale‘a
5
SUN
S R
6
07:30 19:31 N
6
Masina Feetetele
6
MON 6
S R
08:19 20:15 N
6
Masina Ataatatai
7
TUE
S R
6
09:10 21:02 N
6
Masina Fagaeleele
8
WED 6
S R
10:02 21:51 N
6
3 2 1 0 -1
Masina Nauna
10 FRI
6
S R
11:49 23:38 N
6
Masina UsunoaMay
11 SAT
6
S
12:42 N
6
Masina Motusaga
12 SUN
6
R S
00:36 13:34 N
6
Masina Tatelega
13 MON 6
R S
01:34 14:25 N
6
Masina Faasagafulu
14 TUE
6
R S
02:32 15:15 N
6
Masina Tāfaleu
15 WED 6
R S
03:31 16:05 N
6
Masina Fataleu
16 THU
6
R S
04:31 16:54 N
6
3 2 1 0 -1
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.
Masina Mitiloa
17 FRI
6
R S
05:31 17:45 N
6
Masina Maunā
18 SAT
6
R S
06:31 18:38 N
6
Masina Sulutele
9
THU
6
S R
10:55 22:43 N
6
Jack Tuiolosega • Pacific Horizons School • First Place, Grade 9–12
Aperila 19 – Me 18, 2015 April 19 – May 18, 2015
April
Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia
19 SUN
R S
6
07:31 19:30 N
6
Masina Tofilofilo
20
MON 6
R S
08:30 20:23 N
6
Masina Tolu
21 TUE
R S
6
09:28 21:17 N
Lo
O le vaitau e ae ai le ia o le lo Month when the lo (rabbitfishes or large school of juveniles) is in large quantity and ideal for fishing.
6
Masina Faalao
22
WED 6
R S
10:23 22:09 N
6
Masina Salefuga
23 THU
R S
6
11:15 23:01 N
6
Masina Tulalupe
24 FRI
R S
6
12:04 23:52 N
6
Masina Motuega
25 SAT
R
6
12:49 N
6
Masina Aufasa
26 SUN
S R
6
00:42 13:32 N
6
Masina Matuatua
27
MON 6
S R
01:30 14:12 N
6
Masina Loloatai
28 TUE
S R
6
02:17 14:51 N
6
3 2 1 0
Masina Malupeaua
29
WED 6
S R
03:04 15:30 N
6
Masina Mātofitofi
30 THU
Masina Aiaina
May
-1
S R
6
03:50 16:08 N
6
1
FRI
S R
6
04:37 16:48 N
6
Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina
2
SAT
S R
6
05:25 17:29 N
6
3
SUN
S R
6
06:14 18:12 N
6
Masina Le‘ale‘a
4
MON 6
S R
07:06 18:58 N
6
Masina Feetetele
5
TUE
S R
6
07:58 19:47 N
6
Masina Ataatatai
6
WED 6
S R
08:52 20:39 N
6
Masina Fagaeleele
7
THU
S R
6
09:45 21:34 N
6
Masina Sulutele
8
FRI
S R
6
10:39 22:30 N
6
3 2 1 0 -1
Masina Nauna
9
SAT
6
S R
11:31 23:27 N
6
Masina UsunoaMay
10 SUN
6
S
12:21 N
6
Masina Motusaga
11
MON 6
R S
00:25 13:10 N
6
Masina Tatelega
12 TUE
6
R S
01:22 13:58 N
6
Masina Faasagafulu
13
WED 6
R S
02:19 14:46 N
6
Masina Tāfaleu
14 THU
6
R S
03:17 15:34 N
6
Masina Fataleu
15 FRI
6
R S
04:16 16:24 N
6
3 2 1 0 -1
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.
Masina Mitiloa
16 SAT
6
R S
05:15 17:15 N
6
Masina Fanoloa
17 SUN
6
R S
06:14 18:07 N
6
Masina Maunā
18
MON 6
R S
07:12 19:03 N
6
Georgia Cox • Pacific Horizons School • Second Place, Grade 3–5
Me 19 – Iuni 16, 2015 May 19 – June 16, 2015
May
Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia
19 TUE
R S
6
08:09 19:57 N
6
Masina Tofilofilo
20
WED 6
R S
09:04 20:50 N
6
Masina Tolu
21 THU
Aununu
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.
R S
6
09:55 21:42 N
6
Masina Faalao
22 FRI
R S
6
10:43 22:33 N
6
Masina Salefuga
23 SAT
R S
6
11:27 23:22 N
6
Masina Tulalupe
24 SUN
R
6
12:09 N
6
Masina Motuega
25
MON 6
S R
00:09 12:49 N
6
Masina Aufasa
26 TUE
S R
6
00:58 13:27 N
6
Masina Matuatua
27 WED 6
S R
01:44 14:06 N
6
Masina Loloatai
28 THU
S R
6
02:31 14:44 N
6
3 2 1 0
Masina Malupeaua
29 FRI
S R
6
03:18 15:25 N
6
Masina Mātofitofi
30 SAT
S R
6
04:07 16:07 N
6
Masina Aiaina
31 SUN
Masina Punifaga
June
-1
S R
6
04:57 16:52 N
6
1
MON 6
S R
05:50 17:41 N
6
Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina
2
TUE
S R
6
06:44 18:33 N
6
Masina Le‘ale‘a
3
WED 6
S R
07:39 19:27 N
6
Masina Feetetele
4
THU
S R
6
08:34 20:24 N
6
Masina Ataatatai
5
FRI
S R
6
09:27 21:22 N
6
Masina Fagaeleele
6
SAT
S R
6
10:19 22:20 N
6
3 2 1 0 -1
Masina Nauna
8
MON 6
S
11:57 N
6
Masina UsunoaMay
9
TUE
6
R S
00:14 12:44 N
6
Masina Motusaga
10
WED 6
R S
01:11 13:31 N
6
Masina Tatelega
11 THU
6
R S
02:08 14:19 N
6
Masina Faasagafulu
12 FRI
6
R S
03:05 15:07 N
6
Masina Tāfaleu
13 SAT
6
R S
04:03 15:58 N
6
Masina Fataleu
14 SUN
6
R S
05:00 16:50 N
6
Masina Mitiloa
15
MON 6
R S
05:57 17:43 N
6
Masina Maunā
16 TUE
6
3 2 1 0 -1
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 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.
R S
06:52 18:38 N
6
Masina Sulutele
7
SUN
6
S R
11:09 23:17 N
6
Amelie Chen • Pacific Horizons School • Second Place, Grade K–2
Iuni 17 – Iulai 15, 2015
Oloa¯manu
O le vaitau e olo ma tausani fiafia ai manu felelei. Season of birds singing and calm weather.
June 17 – July 15, 2015
June
Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia
17
WED 6
R S
07:45 19:31 N
6
Masina Tofilofilo
18 THU
R S
6
08:34 20:23 N
6
Masina Tolu
19 FRI
R S
6
09:21 21:13 N
6
Masina Faalao
20 SAT
R S
6
10:04 22:02 N
6
Masina Salefuga
21 SUN
R S
6
10:45 22:49 N
6
Masina Tulalupe
22
MON 6
R S
11:24 23:36 N
6
Masina Motuega
23 TUE
R
6
12:03 N
6
Masina Aufasa
24
WED 6
S R
00:24 12:41 N
6
Masina Matuatua
25 THU
S R
6
01:11 13:20 N
6
Masina Loloatai
26 FRI
S R
6
01:58 14:01 N
6
3 2 1 0
Masina Malupeaua
27 SAT
S R
6
02:48 14:45 N
6
Masina Mātofitofi
28 SUN
S R
6
03:39 15:32 N
6
Masina Aiaina
29
MON 6
S R
04:32 16:22 N
6
Masina Punifaga
30 TUE
Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina
July
-1
S R
6
05:27 17:16 N
6
1
WED 6
S R
06:23 18:13 N
6
Masina Le‘ale‘a
2
THU
S R
6
07:19 19:12 N
6
Masina Feetetele
Masina Ataatatai
3
4
FRI
S R
6
08:13 20:11 N
6
SAT
S R
6
09:05 21:10 N
6
Masina Fagaeleele
5
SUN
S R
6
09:55 22:09 N
6
3 2 1 0 -1
Masina Nauna
7
TUE
6
S
11:30 N
6
Masina UsunoaMay
8
WED 6
R S
00:03 12:18 N
6
Masina Motusaga
9
THU
6
R S
01:00 13:05 N
6
Masina Tatelega
10 FRI
6
R S
01:57 13:54 N
6
Masina Faasagafulu
11 SAT
6
R S
02:53 14:44 N
6
Masina Tāfaleu
12 SUN
6
R S
03:49 15:36 N
6
Masina Fataleu
13
MON 6
R S
04:44 16:29 N
6
3 2 1 0 -1
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.
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.
Masina Mitiloa
14 TUE
6
R S
05:37 17:22 N
6
Masina Maunā
15
WED 6
R S
06:27 18:15 N
6
Masina Sulutele
6
MON 6
S R
10:43 23:06 N
6
Daniel Salanoa • Leatele Elementary School • First Place, Grade 6–8
Iulai 16 – Aukuso 14, 2015 July 16 – August 14, 2015
July
Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia
16 THU
R S
6
07:15 19:05 N
6
Masina Tofilofilo
17 FRI
R S
6
08:00 19:54 N
6
Masina Tolu
18 SAT
R S
6
08:42 20:42 N
Pa¯lolomua
Matalatala fuga o laau, pāpā foi o fatu laau. Initial period for budding of flowering seeds and the blooming of flowers.
6
Masina Faalao
19 SUN
R S
6
09:22 21:29 N
6
Masina Salefuga
20 MON 6
R S
10:01 22:16 N
6
Masina Tulalupe
21 TUE
R S
6
10:39 23:02 N
6
Masina Motuega
22 WED 6
R S
11:17 23:49 N
6
Masina Aufasa
23 THU
R
6
11:57 N
6
Masina Matuatua
24 FRI
S R
6
00:39 12:38 N
6
Masina Loloatai
25 SAT
S R
6
01:28 13:23 N
6
3 2 1 0
Masina Malupeaua
26 SUN
S R
6
02:20 14:11 N
6
Masina Mātofitofi
27
MON 6
S R
03:13 15:02 N
6
Masina Aiaina
28 TUE
S R
6
04:08 15:57 N
6
Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina
29 WED 6
S R
05:04 16:56 N
6
30 THU
S R
6
06:00 17:56 N
6
Masina Le‘ale‘a
31 FRI
Masina Feetetele
August
-1
S R
6
06:54 18:57 N
6
1
SAT
S R
6
07:46 19:58 N
6
Masina Ataatatai
2
SUN
S R
6
08:37 20:57 N
6
Masina Fagaeleele
3
MON 6
S R
09:26 21:56 N
6
Masina Sulutele
4
TUE
S R
6
10:15 22:54 N
6
3 2 1 0 -1
Masina Nauna
5
WED 6
S R
11:03 23:52 N
6
Masina UsunoaMay
6
THU
6
S
11:52 N
6
Masina Motusaga
7
FRI
6
R S
00:49 12:42 N
6
Masina Tatelega
8
SAT
6
R S
01:45 13:33 N
6
Masina Faasagafulu
9
SUN
6
R S
02:40 14:25 N
6
Masina Tāfaleu
10 MON 6
R S
03:33 15:18 N
6
Masina Fataleu
11 TUE
6
R S
04:23 16:10 N
6
Masina Mitiloa
12 WED 6
R S
05:11 17:01 N
6
3 2 1 0 -1
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.
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.
Masina Fanoloa
13 THU
6
R S
05:56 17:51 N
6
Masina Maunā
14 FRI
6
R S
06:39 18:37 N
6
Tauavae Kruse • South Pacific Academy • First Place, Grade K–2
Aukuso 15 – Setema 13, 2015
Pa¯lolomuli
Matalatala mulimuli o fuga o laau. Final budding of flowering seeds and blooming of flowers.
August 15 – September 13, 2015
August
Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia
15 SAT
R S
6
07:20 19:24 N
6
Masina Tofilofilo
16 SUN
R S
6
07:59 20:11 N
6
Masina Tolu
17
MON 6
R S
08:38 20:57 N
6
Masina Faalao
18 TUE
R S
6
09:16 21:44 N
6
Masina Salefuga
19
WED 6
R S
09:55 22:31 N
6
Masina Tulalupe
20 THU
R S
6
10:35 23:20 N
6
Masina Motuega
21 FRI
R
6
11:17 N
6
Masina Aufasa
22 SAT
S R
6
00:10 12:03 N
6
Masina Matuatua
23 SUN
S R
6
01:02 12:51 N
6
Masina Loloatai
24
MON 6
S R
01:55 13:43 N
6
3 2 1 0
Masina Malupeaua
25 TUE
S R
6
02:49 14:39 N
6
Masina Mātofitofi
26
WED 6
S R
03:44 15:37 N
6
Masina Aiaina
27 THU
S R
6
04:38 16:38 N
6
Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina
28 FRI
S R
6
05:32 17:39 N
6
29 SAT
S R
6
06:24 18:40 N
6
Masina Le‘ale‘a
30 SUN
S R
6
07:15 19:42 N
6
Masina Feetetele
31
MON 6
Masina Ataatatai
September
-1
S R
08:06 20:42 N
6
1
TUE
S R
6
08:56 21:42 N
6
Masina Fagaeleele
2
WED 6
S R
09:47 22:41 N
6
Masina Sulutele
3
THU
S R
6
10:38 23:39 N
6
3 2 1 0 -1
Masina Nauna
4
FRI
6
S
11:30 N
6
Masina UsunoaMay
5
SAT
6
R S
00:35 12:22 N
6
Masina Motusaga
6
SUN
6
R S
01:29 13:14 N
6
Masina Tatelega
7
MON 6
R S
02:21 14:06 N
6
Masina Faasagafulu
8
TUE
6
R S
03:09 14:57 N
6
Masina Tāfaleu
9
WED 6
R S
03:54 15:47 N
6
Masina Fataleu
10 THU
6
R S
04:37 16:36 N
6
Masina Mitiloa
11 FRI
6
R S
05:18 17:24 N
3 2 1 0 -1
I‘amanu (Whale) E masani ona va‘ai i lenei vaitau. Sightings of whales common during this period.
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.
6
Masina Fanoloa
12 SAT
6
R S
05:58 18:11 N
6
Masina Maunā
13 SUN
6
R S
06:37 18:54 N
6
Tevita • Lauli‘i Elementary School • Third Place, Grade 6–8
Setema 14 – Oketopa 12, 2015 September 14 – October 12, 2015
September
Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia
14
MON 6
R S
07:16 19:40 N
6
Masina Tofilofilo
15 TUE
R S
6
07:54 20:28 N
6
Masina Tolu
16
WED 6
R S
08:34 21:15 N
6
Mulifa
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.
Masina Faalao
17 THU
R S
6
09:15 22:05 N
6
Masina Salefuga
18 FRI
R S
6
09:59 22:55 N
6
Masina Tulalupe
19 SAT
R S
6
10:45 23:47 N
6
Masina Motuega
20 SUN
R
6
11:34 N
6
Masina Aufasa
21
MON 6
S R
00:39 12:27 N
6
Masina Matuatua
22 TUE
S R
6
01:31 13:22 N
6
Masina Loloatai
23
WED 6
S R
02:24 14:20 N
6
3 2 1 0
Masina Malupeaua
24 THU
S R
6
03:17 15:19 N
6
Masina Mātofitofi
25 FRI
S R
6
04:08 16:19 N
6
Masina Aiaina
26 SAT
S R
6
05:00 17:21 N
6
Masina Punifaga
27 SUN
S R
6
05:51 18:22 N
6
Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina
28
MON 6
S R
06:42 19:24 N
6
Masina Le‘ale‘a
29 TUE
S R
6
07:34 20:25 N
6
Masina Feetetele
30
WED 6
Masina Ataatatai
Masina Fagaeleele
October
-1
S R
08:27 21:26 N
6
1
THU
S R
6
09:20 22:25 N
6
2
FRI
S R
6
10:14 23:22 N
6
3 2 1 0 -1
Masina Nauna
4
SUN
6
R S
00:16 12:02 N
6
Masina UsunoaMay
5
MON 6
R S
01:06 12:54 N
6
Masina Motusaga
6
TUE
6
R S
01:52 13:44 N
6
Masina Tatelega
7
WED 6
R S
02:36 14:33 N
6
Masina Faasagafulu
8
THU
6
R S
03:18 15:21 N
6
Masina Tāfaleu
9
FRI
6
R S
03:57 16:08 N
6
Masina Fataleu
10 SAT
6
R S
04:36 16:54 N
6
Masina Mitiloa
11 SUN
6
R S
05:14 17:41 N
6
Masina Maunā
12
MON 6
3 2 1 0 -1
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.
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.
R S
05:53 18:27 N
6
Masina Sulutele
3
SAT
6
S
11:08 N
6
Analiz Silila • Iakina Adventist Academy • Third Place, Grade 3–5
Oketopa 13 – Novema 11, 2015
Lotuaga
Amata le vaitau o timuga ma uaga. Beginning of the rainy season.
October 13 – Novermber 11, 2015
October
Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia
13 TUE
R S
6
06:33 19:12 N
6
Masina Tofilofilo
14
WED 6
R S
07:14 20:01 N
6
Masina Tolu
15 THU
R S
6
07:57 20:52 N
6
Masina Faalao
16 FRI
R S
6
08:42 21:43 N
6
Masina Salefuga
17 SAT
R S
6
09:30 22:34 N
6
Masina Tulalupe
18 SUN
R S
6
10:21 23:26 N
6
Masina Motuega
19
R
MON 6
11:14 N
6
Masina Aufasa
20 TUE
S R
6
00:17 12:09 N
6
Masina Matuatua
21
WED 6
S R
01:07 13:05 N
6
Masina Loloatai
22 THU
S R
6
01:57 14:03 N
6
3 2 1 0
Masina Malupeaua
23 FRI
S R
6
02:47 15:02 N
6
Masina Mātofitofi
24 SAT
S R
6
03:36 16:02 N
6
Masina Aiaina
25 SUN
S R
6
04:26 17:02 N
6
Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina
26
MON 6
S R
05:17 18:04 N
6
27 TUE
S R
6
06:10 19:06 N
6
Masina Le‘ale‘a
28
WED 6
S R
07:04 20:07 N
6
Masina Feetetele
29 THU
S R
6
07:59 21:07 N
6
Masina Ataatatai
30 FRI
S R
6
08:55 22:05 N
6
Masina Fagaeleele
31 SAT
Masina Sulutele
November
-1
S R
6
09:51 22:58 N
6
1
SUN
S R
6
10:45 23:48 N
6
3 2 1 0 -1
Masina Nauna
2
MON 6
S
11:38 N
6
Masina UsunoaMay
3
TUE
6
R S
00:33 12:28 N
6
Masina Motusaga
4
WED 6
R S
01:16 13:17 N
6
Masina Tatelega
5
THU
6
R S
01:56 14:04 N
6
Masina Faasagafulu
6
FRI
6
R S
02:35 14:51 N
6
Masina Tāfaleu
7
SAT
6
R S
03:13 15:37 N
6
Masina Fataleu
8
SUN
6
R S
03:52 16:23 N
6
Masina Mitiloa
9
MON 6
R S
04:31 17:11 N
6
3 2 1 0 -1
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.
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.
Masina Fanoloa
10 TUE
6
R S
05:12 17:59 N
6
Masina Maunā
11
WED 6
R S
05:55 18:49 N
6
Kevin Park • South Pacific Academy • Third Place, Grade K–2
Novema 12 – Tesema 11, 2015
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.
November 12 – December 11, 2015
November
Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia
12 THU
R S
6
06:40 19:39 N
6
Masina Tofilofilo
13 FRI
R S
6
07:28 20:31 N
6
Masina Tolu
14 SAT
R S
6
08:18 21:23 N
6
Masina Faalao
15 SUN
R S
6
09:10 22:15 N
6
Masina Salefuga
16
MON 6
R S
10:04 23:05 N
6
Masina Tulalupe
17 TUE
R S
6
10:59 23:54 N
6
Taumafamua
Masina Motuega
18
R
WED 6
11:55 N
6
Masina Aufasa
19 THU
S R
6
00:42 12:51 N
6
Masina Matuatua
20 FRI
S R
6
01:29 13:48 N
6
Masina Loloatai
21 SAT
S R
6
02:17 14:46 N
6
3 2 1 0
Masina Malupeaua
22 SUN
S R
6
03:05 15:45 N
6
Masina Mātofitofi
23
MON 6
S R
03:55 16:46 N
6
Masina Aiaina
24 TUE
S R
6
04:47 17:47 N
6
Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina
25
WED 6
S R
05:42 18:48 N
6
26 THU
S R
6
06:38 19:47 N
6
Masina Le‘ale‘a
27 FRI
S R
6
07:35 20:44 N
6
Masina Feetetele
28 SAT
S R
6
08:31 21:38 N
6
Masina Ataatatai
29 SUN
S R
6
09:26 22:27 N
6
Masina Fagaeleele
30
MON 6
Masina Sulutele
December
-1
S R
10:19 23:12 N
6
1
TUE
S R
6
11:10 23:55 N
6
3 2 1 0 -1
Masina Nauna
2
WED 6
S
11:58 N
6
Masina UsunoaMay
3
THU
6
R S
00:33 12:46 N
6
Masina Motusaga
4
FRI
6
R S
01:12 13:32 N
6
Masina Tatelega
5
SAT
6
R S
01:50 14:18 N
6
Masina Faasagafulu
6
SUN
6
R S
02:29 15:05 N
6
Masina Tāfaleu
7
MON 6
R S
03:09 15:53 N
6
Masina Fataleu
8
TUE
6
R S
03:51 16:42 N
6
Masina Mitiloa
9
WED 6
R S
04:35 17:33 N
6
Masina Fanoloa
10 THU
6
R S
05:22 18:25 N
3 2 1 0 -1
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.
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.
6
Masina Maunā
11 FRI
6
R S
06:12 19:18 N
6
Angela Chen • Pacific Horizons School • First Place, Grade 3–5
Tesema 12, 2015 – Ianuari 9, 2016
Toetaumafa
Faaiuiu taumafa mai le masina ua tuanai. Final period of the season for food abundance.
December 12, 2015 – January 9, 2016
December
Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia
12 SAT
R S
6
07:05 20:11 N
6
Masina Tofilofilo
13 SUN
R S
6
07:59 21:03 N
6
Masina Tolu
14 MON 6
R S
08:55 21:53 N
6
Masina Faalao
15 TUE
R S
6
09:51 22:41 N
6
Masina Salefuga
16 WED 6
R S
10:47 23:28 N
6
Masina Tulalupe
17 THU
R
6
11:43 N
6
Masina Motuega
18 FRI
S R
6
00:15 12:39 N
6
Masina Aufasa
19 SAT
S R
6
01:01 13:36 N
6
Masina Matuatua
20 SUN
S R
6
01:49 14:34 N
6
Masina Loloatai
21 MON 6
S R
02:38 15:32 N
6
3 2 1 0 -1
Masina Malupeaua
22 TUE
S R
6
03:29 16:32 N
6
Masina Mātofitofi
23 WED 6
S R
04:23 17:31 N
6
Masina Aiaina
24 THU
S R
6
05:19 18:29 N
6
Masina Punifaga
25 FRI
S R
6
06:15 19:24 N
6
Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina
26 SAT
S R
6
07:11 20:16 N
6
Masina Le‘ale‘a
27 SUN
S R
6
08:06 21:04 N
6
Masina Feetetele
28 MON 6
S R
08:59 21:49 N
6
Masina Ataatatai
29 TUE
S R
6
09:49 22:30 N
6
Masina Fagaeleele
30 WED 6
S R
10:38 23:10 N
6
3 2 1 0 -1
January
Masina Nauna
1
FRI
6
S
12:12 N
6
Masina UsunoaMay
2
SAT
6
R S
00:25 12:58 N
6
Masina Motusaga
3
SUN
6
R S
01:04 13:45 N
6
Masina Tatelega
4
MON 6
R S
01:45 14:33 N
6
Masina Faasagafulu
5
TUE
6
R S
02:28 15:23 N
6
Masina Tāfaleu
6
WED 6
R S
03:14 16:14 N
6
Masina Fataleu
7
THU
6
R S
04:03 17:07 N
6
Masina Mitiloa
8
FRI
6
R S
04:55 18:01 N
6
Masina Maunā
9
SAT
6
R S
05:50 18:54 N
3 2 1 0 -1
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.
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.
6
Masina Sulutele
31 THU
6
S R
11:25 23:49 N
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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
American Samoa Contacts Council Vice Chair Taulapapa William Sword Phone: (684) 633-4101 Email: sword.william@gmail.com Council Member Taimalelagi Dr. Claire Tuia Poumele Phone: (684) 633-4251 Email: claire.poumele@pa.as.gov Council Member Dr. Ruth Matagi-Tofiga American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources Phone: (684) 633-5102 Email: ruth.tofiga@dmwr.as.gov Council On-Site Coordinator Nathan Ilaoa Phone: (684) 252-3175 Email: nate@lava.net
Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Phone: (808) 522-8220 Fax: (808) 522-8226 Email: info.wpcouncil@noaa.gov Web : www.wpcouncil.org ISBN 978-1-937863-21-0