WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release: One of the ocean's loudest creatures is smaller than you'd expect--and will get even louder and more troublesome to humans and sea life as the ocean warms, according to new research presented here at the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020. Snapping shrimp create a pervasive background crackling noise in the marine environment. Scientists suspect the sound helps the shrimp communicate, defend territories and hunt   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following opening statement on Feb. 12 by Chairman Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, at a hearing entitled "There's No Place Like Home: Home Health Care in Rural America": Year after year, when seniors are asked how they want to spend their golden years, they overwhelmingly answer: at home. Today's hearing will focus on how we can better help our seniors achieve that goal. I saw first-hand the importance of home care in my very f  more

BUCKSPORT, Maine, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 19: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) visited several aquaculture and seafood processing facilities in Hancock County to meet with staff and hear their thoughts on the future of Maine's marine economy. Senator King's day included tours of Maine Coast Sea Vegetables in Hancock, Maine Shellfish Company in Ellsworth, and Greenhead Lobster and Pemaquid Mussel Farms in Bucksport. "Maine's working  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 21 -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: On Wednesday, after decades of debate, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved the Biscayne National Park (BNP) Fisheries Management Plan. NMMA and the recreational boating and fishing community advocated in favor of the plan, which is aimed at increasing the size and abundance of targeted species within the Park by 20 percent. The plan enters into force o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following testimony on Feb. 12 by Leigh Ann Howard, director of Home Health and Specialty Programs at the Northern Light Home Care and Hospice, at a hearing entitled "There's No Place Like Home: Home Health Care in Rural America": My name is Leigh Ann Howard and I thank you for the opportunity to speak before you today to share our experience as a provider of home health care in rural America. I currently serve as the Direc  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: One of the ocean's loudest creatures is smaller than you'd expect--and will get even louder and more troublesome to humans and sea life as the ocean warms, according to new research presented at the Ocean Sciences Meeting in San Diego, Calif. Snapping shrimp create a pervasive background crackling noise in the marine environment. Scientists suspect the sound helps the shrimp communicat  more