WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2021: Entanglement in fishing gear has become a leading threat to endangered whales and sea turtles on all U.S. coastlines. So the Center for Biological Diversity formally petitioned the National Marine Fisheries Service today to require crab, lobster and other trap fisheries to convert to new ropeless or "pop-up" gear within the next five years. The petition requests that the agency  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: Environmental Defense Fund, Wildlife Conservation Society and The Ocean Foundation congratulate Cuba's Parque Nacional Jardines de la Reina, or Gardens of the Queen National Park, for winning a prestigious Blue Park award from the Marine Conservation Institute. The Blue Park's initiative recognizes some of the most outstanding marine protected areas on the planet and supports actions to conserve them. Jardine  more

TOWNSVILLE, Australia, Dec. 8 (TNSJou) -- James Cook University issued the following news release: New research from James Cook University proposes that banks of frozen male sperm, fertility tools and artificial fertilisation can help supercharge the booming aquaculture industry and keep Australian producers competitive. Associate Professor Damien Paris from JCU's Gamete and Embryology (GAME) Laboratory said wild-caught fish production has flatlined since the late 1980's, with more than 50 per  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY), Co-chair of the Long Island Sound Caucus, held a virtual press conference to announce that New York Third's Congressional District will receive nearly $3 million in matching federal grants for projects to preserve and protect the Long Island Sound. "The Long Island Sound is our 'National Park,' and we have to treat it that way," said Suozzi. "For 27 years, since entering publ  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 7 (TNSOps) -- The Writers Guild of America-West issued the following news release: Writers Guilds of America West and East have announced the list of WGA's 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (*so far), as voted by the Guilds' members, honoring outstanding screenwriting over the last two decades. From horror and sci-fi films--Get Out (#1, Written by Jordan Peele), Arrival ( #27, Screenplay by Eric Heisserer)--to superhero blockbusters--Black Panther (#57,  more