ANTIGONISH, Nova Scotia, June 22 -- St. Francis Xavier University issued the following news release: A StFX program that promotes ocean literacy to youth in northeastern Nova Scotia has received over $201,000 in funding that will help see the program expand, including purchasing a mobile touch-tank to reach more youth in rural schools. X-Oceans, an ocean literacy program developed in the StFX Biology Department, is recipient of a three-year award from Fisheries and Oceans Canada, through the U  more

DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia, June 22 -- Fisheries and Oceans Canada issued the following news release on June 21, 2022: Atlantic herring is a vital species in Atlantic Canada. As one of the largest commercial fisheries in Atlantic Canada, the Southwest Nova Scotia / Bay of Fundy herring stock directly or indirectly employs more than 1,000 people in rural Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and contributes over $140 million to the local economy. Atlantic herring is also an important source of bait for oth  more

CAMBRIDGE, England, June 20 -- Journal of Experimental Biology, a journal that says it features function of living organisms at all levels of biological organization, from the molecular and subcellular to the integrated whole animal, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 225, No. 12 edition: RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Accelerating animal energetics: high dive costs in a small seabird disrupt the dynamic body acceleration-energy expenditure relationship * Activation of p53  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 24 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on June 23, 2022: Amid high costs, Governor Janet Mills announced today that her Administration is taking action to deliver relief for Maine's commercial fishermen and aquaculturists. The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) will use $8.3 million in Federal funding to reimburse resident commercial fishermen, dealers, processors, and aquaculturists for the cost of their 2022 licenses, as well as additi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 24 -- The Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game Division of Marine Fisheries issued the following news release: In spring 2022, the Massachusetts coast once again played host to large aggregations of North Atlantic right whales. Seasonal feeding aggregations were observed in both traditional right whale habitats like Cape Cod Bay and in newly utilized areas like Massachusetts Bay and the North Shore. The Massachusetts Restricted Area (MRA), a seasonal trap gear c  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on June 22, 2022: At a Commerce Appropriations Subcommittee hearing today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins urged U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai to support Maine's lobster industry by pushing China to uphold its promise to purchase more U.S. lobster. In 2018, China imposed a 25 percent retaliatory tariff on U.S. lobster. Before the tariff, China was the second-largest importer of U.S. lobster, pu  more