SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 19 (TNSRes) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following feature story: NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement is increasing efforts to help ensure compliance with gear regulations in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic American Lobster Trap/Pot Fishery. OLE is deploying remotely operated vehicles that will make inspecting offshore lobster gear more efficient. This fishery operates primarily with traps that are set out by fishermen in fixed locatio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) was nominated for an appointment to the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, making her the only Massachusetts member on the Committee in the 117th Congress. Considered one of the most important committees in the House because of its broad jurisdiction, a seat on the Energy and Commerce Committee will enable Trahan to further deliver on a wide range   more