WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release and letter on Oct. 5, 2022: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) sent a letter today to President Biden detailing the repercussions of his failure to protect Maine lobsterman as promised and urging him to oppose the right whale conservation measures currently proposed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA). The letter was sent in advance of Golden attending this evening's public scoping meet  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2022: Following the unsubstantiated and speculative decision by Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch to place Maine lobster on their seafood "Red List," Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) and Senator Angus King (I-ME) today announced that they will be introducing the Red Listing Monterey Bay Aquarium Act in the House and Senate. This bill would prohibit federal taxpayer funds from going to the Mon  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release and letter: Following the unsubstantiated and speculative decision by Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch to place Maine lobster on their seafood "Red List," Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) and Senator Angus King (I-ME) today announced that they will be introducing the Red Listing Monterey Bay Aquarium Act in the House and Senate. This bill would prohibit federal taxpayer funds from going to the Monterey Bay   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 6 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2022: Governor Janet Mills today announced that she fully supports a move by Maine's Congressional Delegation to introduce legislation to block federal taxpayer funds from going to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch recently "Red Listed" Maine lobster, despite no scientific evidence that Maine's lobster industry harms right whales. "I fully support Senators Collins   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2022, and letter: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Angus King (I-ME), Representatives Jared Golden (ME-02), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Governor Janet Mills sent a letter today to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) urging them to hold at least one additional in-person scoping hearing in Downeast Maine as the agency initiates Phase 2 of its heavily criticized Atlantic La  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 5 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2022: At tonight's gubernatorial debate, Paul LePage is going to lie...a lot. To help keep track of the lies, and make a fun game out of LePage's inability to tell the truth, Maine Democrats have made the LiePage Debate Bingo Card, featuring some of LePage's biggest lies from the campaign trail so far this year. Follow along to see which ones he breaks out at tonight's debate! Check the facts here  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: After voting multiple times to strengthen the regulatory agency cracking down on lobstermen and supporting offshore wind projects that threaten their livelihoods, Jared Golden is pretending he hasn't sided with radical environmentalists. But economist Jon Reisman notes that aside from signing his name to a letter, Golden has done nothing to stave off the attacks on Maine's lobster community. Reism  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Jared Golden is scrambling to cover up the fact that he's beholden to radical environmental interests and voted to strengthen the agency cracking down on lobstermen. But his Monday morning quarterbacking begs the question: why did Golden wait until Bruce Poliquin called him out to start pretending he cares about lobstermen? Golden knew in August 2021 that NOAA was implementing new burdensome regul  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2022: Following the unsubstantiated and speculative decision by Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch to place Maine lobster on their seafood "Red List," Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) and Senator Angus King (I-ME) today announced that they will be introducing the Red Listing Monterey Bay Aquarium Act in the House and Senate. This bill would prohibit federal taxpayer funds from going to the Monte  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2022: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Angus King (I-ME), Representatives Jared Golden (ME-02), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Governor Janet Mills sent a letter today to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) urging them to hold at least one additional in-person scoping hearing in Downeast Maine as the agency initiates Phase 2 of its heavily criticized Atlantic Large Whale Take R  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2022: Reps. Kat Cammack (R-FL-03), Ed Case (D-HI-01), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20), and Steven Palazzo (R-MS-04) announced the establishment of the Aquaculture Caucus, for which the four representatives will serve as inaugural co-chairs. The caucus will serve as a resource and forum to educate and share the potential for growing sustainable, innovative domestic aquaculture. It will also provide policy up  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release and letter on Oct. 7, 2022: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Angus King (I-ME), Representatives Jared Golden (ME-02), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Governor Janet Mills sent a letter today to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) urging them to hold at least one additional in-person scoping hearing in Downeast Maine as the agency initiates Phase 2 of its heavily criticized Atlantic La  more

PORTLAND, Maine, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2022, and letter: This evening, U.S. Senator Susan Collins testified in support of Maine's lobster industry at an in-person scoping meeting hosted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Hundreds of Maine lobstermen and women attended the forum, which was held at the University of Southern Maine's Hannaford Hall. The purpose of the meeting was to solicit public comments  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 7 (TNSjou) -- Shedd Aquarium issued the following news release: * * * Increase in Threatened Grouper Spotlights the Potential for Population Recovery with the Establishment of Conservation Measures * * * New research published in Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems by scientists at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago with support from the Bahamas National Trust explores the impact of reduced human activity during the pandemic on two species native to the tour  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSgov) -- The Texas State Aquarium issued the following news release: * * * The Texas State Aquarium, along with colleagues at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC), and Audubon Nature Institute worked on long-term monitoring tasks at East and West Flower Garden Banks, just over 100 miles offshore of Galveston, Texas. The banks of Flower Garden B  more

YORK, England, Oct. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of York issued the following news release: * * * Researchers suggest a toxic chemical is more likely to be responsible for the deaths of thousands of crabs along the North East coastline than natural algae. * * * Earlier this year fishermen linked the mysterious deaths of thousands of crabs and lobsters in the autumn of 2021 and spring of 2022 to dredging in the River Tees, and called for an investigation and more financial support. The Depar  more