COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Nov. 14 -- The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea issued the following news: There is growing awareness of the importance of biodiversity in deep benthic marine habitats, which are exposed to multiple impacts, spanning from direct physical disturbance (e.g. mining, bottom contact fisheries, litter, noise, and contaminants) to indirect effects related to climate change such as water temperature increase, deoxygenation, and acidification The development and  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 12 -- The National Fisheries Institute issued the following news release on Nov. 11: The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) welcomes today's announcement that lawmakers in the European Parliament's trade committee have voted in favor of removing tariffs on U.S. lobster and encourage the full Parliament to back the deal when they vote. The duties on live and frozen U.S. lobster shipped to the EU had been between 8 and 20 percent, but as part of a mini trade deal announ  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (TNSJou) -- The National Geographic Society issued the following news release on Nov. 12: Today, the most remote inhabited island on Earth becomes one of the world's biggest sanctuaries for life above and below the waves thanks to an international partnership that is supporting the local community and protecting nature. The community of Tristan da Cunha, a small chain of islands over 6,000 miles from London in the South Atlantic has declared that almost 700,000km2 of its wa  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 10 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following feature story: A trait fishermen and scientists share is adaptability: the trait required to think on your feet, be comfortable with uncertainty, and repurpose resources when necessary. "Adaptable" is a word that perfectly describes Marsden Brewer, a third-generation commercial fisherman, who is also a scallop farmer and owner of PenBay Farmed Scallops. Brewer's business is the result o  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that Maine lobstermen and women have been awarded a total of $36,284,110.12 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to China's retaliatory tariffs. The funding has been provided through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Seafood Trade Relief Program. "Unfair retaliatory tariffs as well as the COVID-19 pandemic that has closed resta  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 12: U.S. Senator Susan Collins welcomed the news today that the European Parliament's trade committee voted 40-2 in support of an agreement to eliminate tariffs on live and frozen American lobster, which will help to substantially boost sales of Maine lobster to European markets. The deal now awaits a vote by the full European Union parliament. Senator Collins strongly advocated for this agreement a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Nov. 10: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on the legislation released by the Appropriations Committee's Chairman to fund the federal government for fiscal year (FY) 2021. Despite the process that failed to include a full committee markup, Senator Shaheen worked to include and supported numerous measures that w  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Vice Chair of the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement after her subcommittee released its government funding legislation for fiscal year (FY) 2021 on Tuesday. Despite the process that failed to include a full committee markup - through her leadership on the subcommittee--Senator Shahe  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 13 (TNSRes) -- Shedd Aquarium issued the following news release on Nov. 12: Shedd Aquarium Vice President of Conservation Research Dr. Charles Knapp was honored with a "Conservation Champion Award" by the Council of the Bahamas National Trust (BNT) amidst the organization's 60th anniversary celebrations. Hosted for the first time this year, the Conservation Champions & Legends Awards highlight nearly 60 individuals who have helped to preserve and protect the unique biodi  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- The University of Massachusetts-Amherst issued the following news: Visitors strolling the Boston Harborwalk along Fort Point Channel will now be able to visualize the scientific predictions for future flood levels and their proposed solutions, thanks to a new public art installation created by University of Massachusetts Amherst artist and landscape architect Carolina Aragon. Titled FutureSHORELINE, the installation on the eastern part of the channel across f  more