WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies issued the following testimony by Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, at a member day hearing on March 23, 2023, on the American Samoa budget request: * * * Thank you, Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Pingree, for the opportunity today to testify on the needs of American Samoa for their budget under the Interior Department and their Office of Insular Affairs. Tuna is to Ameri  more

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 19 -- The Journal of Marine Science, a journal that says it serves as a foundation for scientific advice across the broad spectrum of management and conservation issues related to the marine environment from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 80, No. 4 edition: Review Articles: * Integrating economics into fisheries science and advice: progress, needs, and future opportunities * DN  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 19 (TNSgov) -- The Natural Resources Council of Maine issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: A winning coalition of environmental, labor, and fisheries advocates today called on the Maine Legislature to pass LD 1895, An Act Regarding the Procurement of Energy from Offshore Wind Resources. When implemented, the legislation would create new jobs, stabilize electricity costs, and protect the shared resources of the Gulf of Maine through the responsible development o  more

ORONO, Maine, May 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: New information is emerging on how climate change is impacting American lobster populations and their connections to other species in the marine food web in the earliest stages of their life cycle. New research conducted by two graduate students at the University of Maine's Darling Marine Center (DMC) has revealed more information about how these economically and culturally important marine animals are r  more