OTTAWA, Ontario, April 7 -- The Canada Border Services Agency, an arm of the Canadian government, issued the following news release on April 6, 2021: The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) today announced charges following a joint investigation with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) into Atlantic ChiCan Seafood, a Nova Scotia based seafood plant. In collaboration with CFIA, the CBSA investigated allegations that Atlantic ChiCan Seafood was importing live lobster from the U.S. and ex  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 9 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following feature story: Two new reports provide an updated picture of conditions supporting fisheries in the U.S. Northeast Shelf marine ecosystems. One report focuses on Georges Bank and the Gulf of Maine, two ocean regions off New England, and the other report focuses on the Mid-Atlantic Bight. These are the three major regions within the U.S. Northeast Continental Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem.  more

PORTSMOUTH, Virginia, April 7 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: In 2001, Moored Training Ship (MTS) Daniel Webster (MTS 626) was having work done at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY). An Electronics Technician Second Class Petty Officer stood fire watch onboard the Daniel Webster, not knowing he would return 20 years later as a member of the Senior Executive Service (SES) and as NNSY's Nuclear Engineering and Planning Manager (NEPM). "I'm excited to be back to help NNSY b  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, April 6 (TNSRes) -- The University of New England issued the following news release: As aquaculture expands off coasts around the globe, Carrie Byron, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Marine and Environmental Programs, is part of a team working to better understand the restorative nature of aquaculture. Byron and the University of New England are teaming up with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the University of Auckland, New Zealand to jointly study the ecological  more