Pacific/Remote Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex Rose Atoll NWR is the southernmost refuge in the National Wildlife Refuge System. This refuge was established in 1973 and consists of two small islets, about 15 acres in total size, and 39,236 acres of submerged land. Rose Atoll is included within the Territory of American Samoa and managed cooperatively by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the government of American Samoa. This atoll is uninhabited with two emergent islands on a doughnut-shaped reef. The larger island is heavily vegetated with Pisonia trees and Tournefortia shrubs. Sand Island is two acres and only recently vegetated. Rose Atoll NWR is home to 12 species of migratory seabirds, and provides nesting ground for the threatened green sea turtle. Among the diverse marine life in the lagoon are numerous fish species and a population of rare giant clams. For more information:  U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pacific/Remote Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex 300 Ala Moana Boulevard Entry to the refuge is by Special Use Permit only. Room 5-231, Box 50167 Honolulu, Hawai`i 96850 (808) 792-9550 (808) 792-9586 fax Baker, Howland & Jarvis Islands Johnston Atoll Kingman Reef Palmyra Atoll Hawaiian Islands NWR Main Hawaiian Islands NWRs Top of Page