WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following news release: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $7 million loan to Belize to help it sustainably expand its blue economy. The program's overall objectives are to increase the earning potential of artisanal fishers and keep fishery exports high while promoting sustainable use of the country's commercial marine resources. The Government of Belize demonstrated its commitment to this project during a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today the introduction of legislation to build on the success of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) program throughout the country. The Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2023 would help strengthen the SBDC network -- including the 21 SBDCs located throughout Maine -- by authorizing an increase of $35 million in annual fun  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Journal of Shellfish Research, a journal that says it focuses on shellfish research, including aquaculture, sustainability, biology, ecology and management from the National Shellfisheries Association, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2023 edition (Vol. 42, No. 2): Articles: * Bathymodiolamides C, D, and E, Necrosis Inducers from a Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Invertebrate Mussel, Bathymodiolus azoricus * Effects of Biofouling by A  more

LUHE, Germany, Sept. 8 -- Marine Ecology Progress Series, a journal that says it covers all aspects of marine ecology, fundamental and applied from the Inter-Research Science Center, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 718, No. 15 edition: RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Macroalgal input into the coastal food web along a gradient of seasonal sea ice cover along the Western Antarctic Peninsula * Uptake of excess phosphate at low inorganic N:P ratio in a coastal sea afflicted   more

CORAL GABLES, Florida, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's School of Law issued the following news release: * * * In Season 11, Episode 2, criminal law expert Professor Lave unpacks the known and the unknown of the former president's indictments. * * * In the latest episode of Miami Law's podcast, The Explainer, Professor Tamara Rice Lave discusses the ins and outs of the varied legal problems and indictments currently facing the former president, Donald Trump. Listen to the epis  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 5 -- Veterinary Pathology, a peer-reviewed journal from the American College of Veterinary Pathologists that says it features domestic, laboratory, wildlife, marine and zoo animals and poultry, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2023 special focus issue entitled Invertebrate Pathology (Vol. 60, Issue 5): Guest Editorial: * From Cutting-Edge Microbiome Research to Frontiers in Unconventional Drug Discovery Tools and Therapeutics: Expl  more