education by organizing projects for the High Schoolers on the island, to further reinforce the necessity of the National Marine Sanctuary. Big Momma Also known as Big Mama and Fale Bommie, Big Momma is the biggest known coral on Earth. It is located in the Valley of Giants in the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa. It is 21 feet tall, and its circumference is 134 feet. It is over 500 years old. Its scientific name is Porites lobata. Animals Grouper: Cephalopholis or Epinephelus Parrot fish: Bolbometopon muricatum, Leptoscarus viagiensis, Sparisoma viride, Scarus iseri and Sparisoma cretense Damselfish: Chromis chromis Butterfly fish: Chaetodon lineolatus, Chaetodon lunula Southern humpback whales: Megaptera Dolphin: Delphinus capensis, Tursiops truncatus, Stenella longirostris, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, Hawksbill sea turtle: Eretmochelys imbricata Green sea turtle: Chelonia mydas Starfish: Acanthaster planci, Linckia laevigata Staff Nancy Daschbach is Fagatele Bay's on-site manager. Americorps volunteers assist the outreach program. Staff members are American Samoa Government employees based in Pago Pago, American Samoa and operate through a cooperative agreement between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and American Samoa's Economic and Development Planning Office, as well as the National Marine Sanctuary Association (NMSA). The volunteers typically work for 3 months and then take the rest of the time off, but a volunteer can work enough to become a paid worker for the NMSA or even take a Manager position at another Marine Sanctuary. Notes References External links Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary Protected areas of American Samoa National Marine Sanctuaries of the United States Tutuila Protected areas established in 1986 1986 establishments in American Samoa