VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 1 -- The Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2021: The Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC) is celebrating 13 new authentic Indigenous tourism experiences -- from all-inclusive eco-resorts to voyageur-style canoe trips -- providing coast to coast options for visitors to support Indigenous tourism this fall during their next getaway. British Columbia: Klahoose Resort Opened in June 2021 Klahoose Wi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41330) on Aug. 27, 2021, entitled "National Monuments and the Antiquities Act" by natural resources policy specialist Carol Hardy Vincent: * * * Summary The Antiquities Act of 1906 (54 U.S.C. Sec.Sec.320301-320303) authorizes the President to proclaim national monuments on federal lands that contain historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, or other objects of historic or scient  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 1 (TNSPol) -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following statement: * * * Federal fishery managers have issued a new rule designed to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from entanglement in lobster gear. Entanglement in fishing gear is a leading cause of death for the whales. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) released the following statement in response. "While this rule is a step in the right direction, it does not go far enough o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Ecological Applications, a journal that says it features applications of ecological science to environmental problems from the Ecological Society of America, published research articles, including the following topics, in its September 2021 edition: Communications: * Modeling an aspirational connected network of protected areas across North America * Repairing recruitment processes with sound technology to accelerate habitat restoration * Multiple co-occurrent alien i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (TNSPol) -- Environment America issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released new regulations Tuesday to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale. The new rules require a decrease in the number of rope lines that connect buoys to lobster and crab traps. Weaker ropes will also be mandatory in order to allow whales to more easily break away when entangled. In addition, the plan increases the oce  more

PORTLAND, Maine, Sept. 2 -- Environment Maine issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2021, by State Director Anya Fetcher: * * * The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released new regulations Tuesday to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale. The new rules require a decrease in the number of rope lines that connect buoys to lobster and crab traps. Weaker ropes will also be mandatory in order to allow whales to more easily break away when entangled. In additi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (TNSOps) -- The Humane Society Legislative Fund issued the following joint agency statement with Humane Society of the U.S.: * * * The National Marine Fisheries Service released details of their final plan to reduce the number of North Atlantic right whales who become entangled in the heavy ropes used in commercial lobster and crab fishing gear. Only approximately 360 right whales remain in the ocean, due in large part to such entanglements, and although they needed bold ac  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (TNSPol) -- The Humane Society of the United States issued the following joint statement on Aug. 31, 2021: * * * The National Marine Fisheries Service released details of their final plan to reduce the number of North Atlantic right whales who become entangled in the heavy ropes used in commercial lobster and crab fishing gear. Only approximately 360 right whales remain in the ocean, due in large part to such entanglements, and although they needed bold action to reduce th  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 2 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release: In the wake of yesterday's National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Rule, Governor Janet Mills last night sent a letter to Maine's lobster industry expressing solidarity with them and calling the rule "extremely disappointing". In the letter to Maine's lobster harvesters, dealers, and processors, Governor Mills pledges to work with Maine's Congressional Delegation to de  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 1 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills issued this statement following the release of the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Rule: "The Maine lobster fishery has repeatedly made significant improvements to their practices and modifications to their gear to protect right whales, includ  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 1 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2021: Governor Janet Mills and Commissioner Heather Johnson of the Department of Economic and Community Development announced today that they are now accepting applications for the annual Governor's Award for Business Excellence (GABE). "Maine business owners met the challenges of the pandemic with grit and ingenuity, adapting their business models to meet the needs of Maine people with the resi  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 1 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2021: NOAA Fisheries announced new regulations for the lobster and Jonah crab trap and pot fisheries operating in the Northeast United States to help save endangered North Atlantic right whales by reducing their risk of entanglement in fishing gear. NOAA Fisheries and our partners are dedicated to conserving and rebuilding the North Atlantic right whale populati  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 1 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following feature story on Aug. 31, 2021: NOAA Fisheries and our partners are dedicated to conserving and rebuilding critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. Their population is declining and has been experiencing an ongoing Unusual Mortality Event since 2017. Today, we are announcing the final rule to modify the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan. These gear modifications and othe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills issued this statement following the release of the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Rule: "The Maine lobster fishery has repeatedly made significant improvements to their practices and modifications to their gear to protect right whales, including  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills issued this statement following the release of the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Rule: "The Maine lobster fishery has repeatedly made significant improvements to their practices and modifications to their gear to protect right whales, includ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills issued this statement following the release of the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Rule: "The Maine lobster fishery has repeatedly made significant improvements to their practices and modifications to their gear to protect right whales, inclu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills issued this statement following the release of the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Rule: "The Maine lobster fishery has repeatedly made significant improvements to their practices and modifications to their gear to protect right whales, incl  more

HOBART, Australia, Aug. 28 -- The Wilderness Society-Australia issued the following news release: In one of the largest ever public gatherings in modern times, King Island residents have held a 'paddle out' to oppose US oil and gas giant ConocoPhillips coming into their waters to seismic blast for fossil fuel. ConocoPhillips has just started seismic blasting off the west coast of King Island, north west of lutruwita (Tasmania) in Bass Strait. The island has a population of about 1,700 people.   more