NEW YORK, May 17 (TNSConf) -- The Alliance for Downtown New York issued the following news release: The Alliance for Downtown New York, Lower Manhattan's nonprofit business improvement district, will welcome 35 Lower Manhattan restaurants to the 2022 Dine Around Downtown festival at Fosun's landmarked plaza at 28 Liberty Street on Tuesday, June 7 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A mainstay in Lower Manhattan for over 20 years, this year's event marks the festival's return to an in-person format and will   more

DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia, May 21 -- Fisheries and Oceans Canada issued the following news release on May 20, 2022: Building on the renewed understanding with Potlotek First Nation reached last month, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has reached an understanding with We'koqma'q First Nation that will see their members fishing jakej (lobster) in pursuit of a moderate livelihood and selling their catch in accordance with an amendment to We'koqma'q's and Potlotek's amended Netukulimk Livelihood Fish  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNStalk) (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Pacific Islands Regional Office issued the following Q&A with Assistant Regional Administrator Jarad Makaiau on May 19, 2022: * * * Jarad discusses his passion for fishery management, what makes Pacific Island fisheries so special, and what Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month means to him. * * * What do you do at NOAA Fisheries? I am the Assistant Regional Administrator for the Pa  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news release on May 19, 2022: The Northeast Sea Grant Consortium--in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Energy Technologies Office and Water Power Technologies Office, and NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center--today announced six projects to advance social science and technology research on offshore renewable energy in the Northeast United States.   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 7688, the Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act. "Let's be clear about what H.R. 7688 actually is, and that is an attempt by Democrats to deflect away from the failed energy policies of the Biden Administration that created the current energy crisis and record high gas prices," said Cole. "The president is solely respon  more

ORONO, Maine, May 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: The Northeast Sea Grant Consortium -- in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Energy Technologies Office and Water Power Technologies Office, and NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center -- today announced six projects to advance social science and technology research on offshore renewable energy in the Northeast United States. This funding opportunity, first announced in March 2021, s  more

YORK, England, May 20 (TNSres) -- The University of York issued the following news release: Scientists working in partnership with fishermen have stumbled upon a new way of catching scallops using underwater "disco" lights, a breakthrough that could maximise catches while reducing damage to the marine environment. The scientists, including researchers from the University of York and Fishtek Marine, a fisheries consultancy based in Devon, discovered that scallops were drawn to illuminated pots   more