KAMLOOPS, British Columbia, Sept. 25 -- The British Columbia Assembly of First Nations issued the following news release: First Nations and Canadians across the country are growing increasingly concerned with the violence against indigenous people in St Mary's Bay in Nova Scotia. Assembly of First Nations National Fisheries Committee Co-Chairs, Regional Chiefs Terry Teegee (BCAFN) and Roger Augustine (AFN PEI/NB), stand in solidarity with the members of Sipekne'katik First Nation in Mi'kma'ki t  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, Sept. 25 -- The Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, which says it covers fisheries and aquatic science, published research articles, including the following topics, in its October 2020 edition: Articles: * Can nutrient additions facilitate recovery of Pacific salmon? * Spatiotemporal variation of environmental conditions and prey availability that drive Arctic nearshore fish community structure in the Point Barrow, Alaska, region * Species-specific preferenc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46535) entitled "COVID-19 and the U.S. Seafood Sector". Here are excerpts of the report issued on Sept. 21 and written by Harold F. Upton, analyst in natural resources policy: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has reduced demand for many seafood products and disrupted seafood supply chains. Food service purchasers, such as restaurants, cafeterias, and schools, have either closed or operat  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Sept. 25 -- Evolutionary Applications, a peer-reviewed journal that says it addresses biological questions of health, social and economic relevance, including medicine, agriculture, forestry, aquaculture, conservation biology, environmental sciences, climate change and invasion biology, microbiology and toxicology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its October 2020 edition: ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * Estimating the contribution of Greenland Halibut  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures issued the following testimony by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer as part of a remote hearing entitled "Restaurants in America During the COVID-19 Pandemic" on Sept. 25: My name is Buddy Dyer. For the last seventeen years, I've had the privilege of serving as the mayor of the great city of Orlando, Florida. Most of you probably know Orlando as the world's number one destination for visitors. We also like to say t  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 23 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: The United States reached a grim milestone this week as more than 200,000 of our fellow Americans have died from the coronavirus, but Donald Trump still doesn't have a plan to deal with the pandemic or its economic fallout. And while small businesses suffer under the weight of Trump's failed pandemic response, other vital industries are sinking under the weight of Trump's failed trade war with China. "Don  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 23 -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: Last week, NMMA, the International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA), and the European Boating Industry (EBI) sent a letter to the United States (U.S.) and European Union (EU) trade officials applauding their recent progress on trade negotiations and urging them to reach an agreement that removes the EU's 25 percent tariff on U.S. manufactured boats. "Since 2018, the U  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- President Trump issued the following remarks before the Marine One departure on Sept. 24: THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. So we're going to Charlotte -- the Charlotte area. We'll be talking about healthcare. We have a lot of good things happening with respect to healthcare and very positive on preexisting conditions, very positive on the fact that we got rid of the individual mandate, which was the single-most unpopular thing having to do with Obamacare, the Obamacare d  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement that they've issued approval for the Isles of Shoals North Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site. This site will serve the New Hampshire, Southern Maine and Northern Massachusetts Coastal Region, and will greatly assist with the dredging of Rye Harbor later this fall. Sha  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Sept. 22 (TNSRes) -- The University of Massachusetts-Amherst issued the following news: A collaboration of seafood processing firms, lobstermen and others in the Gloucester area, with fish ecologists and food science researchers on campus, have launched a new socio-economic study to look at developing and evaluating a sustainable alternative bait for use in the Gulf of Maine lobster fishery, says study director Adrian Jordaan, environmental conservation. Jordaan, who is  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 23 (TNSJou) -- The University of Cincinnati issued the following news: With personal protective equipment still in short supply, researchers at the University of Cincinnati examined what common household fabrics might work best as a face covering. Next to a single-use N95 respirator or surgical mask, UC found the best alternative could be made by a hungry little caterpillar. Silk face masks are comfortable, breathable and repel moisture, which is a desirable trait in fi  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Sept. 22 (TNSJou) -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: North America experienced a series of dangerous heatwaves during the summer of 2020, breaking records from coast to coast. In the ocean, extreme warming conditions are also becoming more frequent and intense. Two new studies from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) investigate marine heatwaves and currents at the edge of the continental shelf, which impact regional  more