MELBOURNE, Australia, March 5 -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese issued the following transcript of a news conference: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Thank you for joining us. It's been a pleasure to host Prime Minister Lee for today's ninth Singapore-Australia Annual Leaders Meeting. And can I give you a very warm welcome publicly to Melbourne, Mr Prime Minister, and thank you for keeping the bonds between our nations so strong. Australia and Singapore's friendship is one anchore  more

TOKYO, Japan, March 9 -- Fisheries Oceanography, a peer-reviewed journal from the Japanese Society for Fisheries Oceanography that says it features the dynamics of fish populations, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2024 edition (Vol. 33, Issue 1): ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * Extended and spatially asynchronous reproductive periodicity in a harvested, warm-temperate rocky-reef gastropod (Turbinidae) * Size-selective predation effects on juvenile Chinook salmon cohor  more

MEDFORD, Massachusetts, March 7 -- Molecular Ecology, a journal that says it addresses questions in ecology, evolution, behaviour and conservation, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2024 edition (Vol. 33, Issue 1): PERSPECTIVE: * Disentangling the mechanisms underlying phylosymbiosis in mammals ORIGINAL ARTICLES: - Population and Conservation Genetics * Unidirectional trans-Atlantic gene flow and a mixed spawning area shape the genetic connectivity of Atla  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, March 8 -- The Royal Canadian Mounted Police issued the following news release: The Neguac RCMP Detachment is seeking the public's help following a suspicious fire in the Tabusintac area. On January 27, 2024, at approximately 9 a.m., police responded to a report of a lobster fishing boat fire behind a residence on Route 11. No one was injured during the incident; however, the boat was destroyed. Through the investigation, police have determined the fire to be suspicious in na  more

PERTH, Australia, March 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news: Researchers at The University of Western Australia have led the development of a new technique for accurately mapping shallow and coastal marine habitats. Dr Stan Mastrantonis, from UWA's School of Agriculture and Environment, School of Biological Sciences and Oceans Institute, was lead author of the research published in the ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. "In an era where  more