NEW DELHI, India, Dec. 29 -- The Confederation of Indian Industry issued the following news release: The implementation of the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) between India and Australia has the potential to double bilateral trade in goods and services to USD 45 billion in five years, said the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Congratulating the Prime Ministers of the two countries for the quick conclusion of the agreement, CII noted that zero-duty access to Australia's ma  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2022: NOAA Fisheries announced a proposed rule to expand the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP), a risk-based Program for targeted species of seafood imported into the U.S. Expanding SIMP would increase the number of species included in the Program from approximately 1,100 individual species to approximately 1,670 individual species. SIMP   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office issued the following news: * * * The aquaculture of sea scallops in Maine has been developing for about twenty years. It offers new opportunities for former and existing commercial fishermen. * * * Fishermen are facing numerous threats, including climate change. Aquaculture offers a solution. Maine's wild fisheries have become very focused on the lobster industry.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce issued the following news: * * * Public comment on changes to the program accepted until March 28, 2023. * * * NOAA seeks public comment on changes to its Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP). The proposed rule would increase the species included in SIMP from approximately 1,100 to 1,672 unique species. It also clarifies other elements of the regulati  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 31 (TNSper) -- Seafood Nutrition Partnership issued the following news release: The Seafood Nutrition Partnership (SNP) is pleased to announce new leadership of its Board of Directors for 2023-2024 with the appointment of Paul Doremus, Vice President for Policy and Sustainability Strategy at Trident Seafoods, as Chair of the Board and Jason Driskill, H-E-B Vice President of Seafood, as Vice Chair. Judson Reis, formerly of Gorton's Inc., will remain as Treasurer and L  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS), issued the following statement on the numerous priorities she championed in the federal government funding legislation for fiscal year (FY) 2023 that was signed into law. "More than $111 million dollar  more