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Fishermen rally at Blessing of the Fleet

More than 58,000 mtu Series 4000 engines have been sold worldwide. Rolls-Royce image.

Rolls-Royce investing $75 million in U.S. engine manufacturing

Alternative fishing gear. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries / Megan Amico

Council delays decisions on alternative fishing gear

Artist’s impression of an offshore substation platform for the Empire Wind offshore wind project. Equinor image.

Trump administration says it will reconsider Empire Wind 2 permit

Canadian fishing company Clearwater is building a new 134-foot lobster boat at the Hvide Sande Shipyard in Denmark, and powering the vessel with a Wärtsilä 6L20 engine, which will run on marine diesel fuel. Wärtsilä photo.

Wärtsilä delivers a power-dense engine for Clearwater lobster boat

File photo: The Coast Guard unloads approximately 300 pounds of red snapper from a lancha caught fishing illegally in U.S. federal waters in June 2025. Coast Guard photo.

Mexican fishermen caught fishing illegally off Texas coast

Aaron Williams. Photo courtesy of NEFSA

New leadership announced for NEFSA

The Atlantic Shores offshore wind project would build up to 197 turbines off Long Beach Island, N.J. BOEM graphic.

Trump administration moves to scrap Atlantic Shores wind project approvals

The New England Fishery Management Council welcomed a new 2025-26 ''year class" of officers and members this week at Gloucester, Mass. NEFMC photo.

New England council elects 2025-26 officers

Members of the Aids to Navigation Team, Cape May, N.J., re-establish navigational aids in Little Egg Inlet, N.J., in 2018. Coast Guard photo.

Coast Guard reopens public comment on Northeast Aids to Navigation removals