WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary by William Alan Reinsch, senior adviser and chair in international business, entitled: "Solutions, Solutions": It is easy to write about problems. They're big, they're visible, and they're a pain. Writing about solutions is harder because you actually have to come up with answers, which, in turn, invites readers to respond with emails explaining why your answers are either stupid or wrong.   more

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Sept. 2 -- The Journal of Marine Science, a journal that says it serves as a foundation for scientific advice across the broad spectrum of management and conservation issues related to the marine environment from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, published research articles, including the following topics, in its July/August 2020 edition: Applications of machine learning and artificial intelligence in marine science: * Machine intelligence and the   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 2 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: A new report from the Peterson Institute for International Economics reveals that the Trump administration's mini-tariff deal reached with the EU to remove tariffs on exports of US lobsters is likely "too little, too late." While the deal does level the playing field between the US and Canada for sales to the EU, it does not "guarantee" those sales, does nothing to help the US lobster industry "rebuild mark  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 4 -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility issued the following news release: A new National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration report recommends a reduction in the most effective means for monitoring critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Instead of maintaining targeted surveys to identify individual whales and assist with disentanglements, NOAA wants to return to broad  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 3: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced $559,181 in federal funding for four NOAA Sea Grant projects, which will be conducted by Maine organizations researching the future of American lobster industry in the face of the global climate crisis. This research will address critical gaps in knowledge about how American lobster is being impacted by environmental changes in the Gulf of M  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 3: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, announced today that the Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative has been awarded $2 million to support Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank American lobster research priorities. This is the second consecutive year that $2 million has been awarded for lobster research, after Senator Collins secured this funding in the FY2019 an  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 2: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and former U.S. Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) visited Rye Harbor and received an update on dredging operations scheduled to begin this fall. The dredging is necessary to combat the severe shoaling that has rendered parts of the waterway difficult to navigate. During their visit, Shaheen and Gregg met with state and local officials, inclu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), announced that the agency has awarded $2 million to support Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative projects throughout New England. Among those receiving federal funding is the Atlantic Offshore Lobstermen's Association, which has roots in   more

ORONO, Maine, Sept. 1 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Miniature fitness trackers for lobsters and devices to monitor the quality of their shipping conditions are being prototyped as part of an initiative to reduce stress points and improve survival in the lobster supply chain for the Maine lobster industry. The University of Maine Lobster Institute leads the initiative in collaboration with lobster industry partners and scientific collaborators at Saint Joseph's   more