Mid-Atlantic

Boat of the Month: Lilly Rose

Kirk Moore

A research buoy for the Atlantic Shores offshore wind projectis deployed off Atlantic City, N.J., in 2020. Atlantic Shores photo.

Atlantic Shores deploys buoys for New Jersey offshore wind

NF Staff

The Ocean Wind turbine array off Atlantic City would send power ashore through two export cables, to the now-closed BL England coal generation plant in Cape May County and north to the former Oyster Creek nuclear generating station in Ocean County. Ørsted

Ocean Wind project worries New Jersey beach resorts, fishing industry

Kirk Moore

The Lucy B was featured in the October 1981 issue of NF and is still working today in North Carolina’s Atlantic Ocean gillnet fishery. Rob and Susan West photo.

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Offshore gillnetter comes home to Carolina; maintenance is part of a fisherman’s retirement plan

Larry Chowning

Boat of the Month: Home-built Carolina net reel boat

Maureen Donald

The NMFS Greater Atlantic regional office is ending the use of traditional paper logbooks in favor of electronic catch reports in fall 2021. NMFS image.

NMFS switching Northeast fishermen to electronic reporting; new policy to reimburse electronic monitoring

NF Staff

The Bureau of Offshore Energy Management identified almost 800,000 additional acres that could be offered for wind energy lease sales in the New York Bight. BOEM image.

Biden administration aims for vast offshore wind expansion

Kirk Moore

The Atlantic Shores offshore wind project would be built 10 to 20 miles off the New Jersey coast between Barnegat Light and Atlantic City. Atlantic Shores image.

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind begins New Jersey survey

Kirk Moore

Scallops on deck — Scallops on deck. NOAA photo.

NMFS selects 13 Northeast scallop research projects worth $12.5 million

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 are shifting their range in response to changing ocean bottom temperatures. NOAA photo

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

Caroline Losneck