CANBERRA, Australia, May 1 -- The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister for Trade and Tourism issued the following statement on April 30, 2024, by Sen. Don Farrell: * * * Today I co-chaired the 17th Joint Ministerial Economic Commission (JMEC) virtually from Adelaide with my Chinese counterpart, Minister of Commerce, Wang Wentao. The meeting was the seventh occasion that Minister Wang and I have met since February 2023. We welcomed progress in our bilateral trade relati  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, May 2 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Dartmouth scientists advance research of harmful PFAS chemicals and their impacts. * * * A bemused fishmonger at a seafood market in Portsmouth, N.H., weighed and packaged a dozen filets of fish and three lobster tails for his unusually exacting customers, Dartmouth researchers Celia Chen '78, Guarini '94, a research professor of biological sciences, and Nathan Giffard '21 on a warm afternoon in May   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today sent a letter to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) denouncing its proposal to implement a gauge increase in the Gulf of Maine, and urged the Commission to delay action until it works with fishermen to consider more accurate data. According to ASMFC claims, lobster stock decline in Lobster Management Area 1 has surpassed 35 percent -- the trigger po  more

MONTREAL, Quebec, May 4 -- Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions issued the following news release: Les Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec - Supporting growth contributes to economic development in Quebec's regions. That is why the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Member of Parliament for Gaspesie-Les Iles de la Madeleine and Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, on behalf of the Honourable Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for CED, to  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: To watch or download the exchange click here Today, in a hearing of the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) committee, U.S. Senator Angus King commended Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on her department's decision to listen to Maine fisherman and the Maine Delegation about the impacts of off-shore wind leasing in high traffic economic zones. Senator King then pressed the Secretary on what she i  more