National Fisherman

Highliner Nominations Are Now Open – Submit Your Nomination for the 2026 Highliner Class. <<<

Clams

BOEM is considering calls to change plans for New York Bight wind energy areas, including vessel transit lanes (blue corridors) and a buffer zone for the Hudson Canyon scallop access area (blue area). BOEM graphic.

Offshore wind plans court disaster, fishermen warn

Kirk Moore

A surf clam vessel offloading its catch in New Jersey. NOAA Fisheries photo/Peter Plantamura.

Empire Wind plans power delivery to New York in 2025

Kirk Moore

The Ocean Wind turbine array off Atlantic City would send power ashore through cables to the. former BL England coal generation plant (lower left) and north to the former Oyster Creek nuclear generating station. Ørsted image.

Ocean Wind project worries New Jersey beach resorts, fishing industry

Kirk Moore

BOEM withdrew plans for offshore wind energy areas Fairways North and Fairways South (at top) off the South Shore of Long Island. BOEM image.

BOEM pulls two areas from New York Bight wind planning

Kirk Moore

The 14-megawatt GE Haliade X turbine is becoming favored by U.S. offshore wind developers, including Ørsted which plans to work with GE building nacelles in New Jersey. GE image.

BOEM finalizes environmental statement on Vineyard Wind

Kirk Moore

Wolfgang Rain is chief coordinating officer for Sea Risk Solutions LLC. US Wind photo.

US Wind, Sea Risk Solutions to work on Delmarva fishermen outreach

NF Staff

Surf clams. NOAA photo

Atlantic surf clams: With restaurant sales down, processors focus on retail

Caroline Losneck

Vineyard Wind 1 (dark blue at center) is the first offshore wind energy project among several planned on federal leases south of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. BOEM image.

Top New York energy official to lead BOEM; agency resumes Vineyard Wind review

Kirk Moore

Alaska scallopers manage with covid quarantines, but clams stay in the sand

Charlie Ess

Sediment plumes trail from the Thanet offshore wind turbine array in the North Sea in June 2015. NASA Earth Observatory/Jesse Allen.

Offshore wind turbines could affect Mid-Atlantic ‘cold pool,’ study shows

Kirk Moore

Vineyard Wind plans to build its 800-megawatt project (in yellow) 15 miles south of Martha's Vineyard. BOEM image — Vineyard Wind is building its 804-megawatt project (in yellow) 15 miles south of Martha's Vineyard. BOEM image

BOEM pushes back final findings on Vineyard Wind

Kirk Moore