Mid-Atlantic

Big changes for North Carolina’s blue crab management
Blue crab, one of North Carolina’s most valuable fisheries, is about to get a makeover.…

Biologists suspect New York bay scallops are latest victim of warmer waters
The famed bay scallops of eastern Long Island came back after their near-death experience of…

Maryland, power company in $200 million deal to clean up Conowingo Dam
The state of Maryland and Exelon Generation struck an agreement to clean up the lower…

Atlantic states commission says Omega violated menhaden limit
Virginia’s menhaden reduction fishery could be out of compliance with the Atlantic interstate management plan,…

German utility sets sights on New York Bight offshore wind
The EnBW Group, a German utility company and offshore wind developer, is preparing to bid…

Scallops on the double
At-Sea with Mid-Atlantic trip and daybook fleets that haul back world-famous, lucrative and abundant Atlantic…

East Coast project to boost oyster breeding
A dozen East Coast universities and federal science groups have been awarded a five-year, $4.4…

Offshore wind developers building Northeast supply chain
Offshore wind energy developers are moving to set up their first U.S. manufacturing and support…

Gleaned Seafood brings bycatch to the needy
A pilot project to give commercial fishing bycatch to the hungry officially launched Friday in…

Yank Marine’s New Jersey yards up for sale
John C. Yank Jr., owner and operator of Yank Marine, announced that his New Jersey…

Ørsted pitches its Ocean Wind project
Offshore wind energy developer Ørsted is introducing the New Jersey public to its Ocean Wind…

Do you want better fishery data? NOAA is taking notes
The Northeast Fisheries Science Center is seeking stakeholder input on cooperative research through meetings that…