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Summer flounder: Will quota increase affect regional markets?
A 2019 stock assessment indicated summer flounder are in good shape — neither overfished nor…
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Ørsted wins 1,100 MW offshore wind contract, biggest in U.S.
Offshore wind energy developer Ørsted was awarded a 1,100-megawatt commitment by New Jersey Friday for…
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Surf clams adapting to climate change, study finds
East Coast surf clams – and the industry that relies upon them – look to…
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Wind farm cables cause headaches in Rhode Island
Rhode Island’s Block Island wind farm owner Ørsted is looking at a two-year splicing and drilling project to rebury exposed cable.
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Feature: Off the rails
Throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, boatyards and commercial fishermen, who historically used marine railways to haul and maintain boats, are switching over to hauling vessels in the straps of motorized commercial boat lifts.
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Power of science: Alliance will call for fisheries-focused wind power research
ROSA, the Responsible Offshore Science Alliance, launched this week to fill the need for a collaborative regional science body to address fisheries and wind development.
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Wind win: Fisheries alliance signs pact with NMFS and BOEM
The Responsible Offshore Development Alliance has signed a 10-year collaborative agreement with NMFS and the…
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Right whale bill makes headway in the House
The bill would provide up to $5 million in grants annually for the next 10 years to develop technology that would reduce the mortality rates for the species.
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Offshore wind developers court recreational fishing community
Offshore wind energy developers are courting recreational fishermen in the New York Bight, who could gain dozens of new fishing spots around turbine towers, but worry about impacts of the massive projects on traditional fishing grounds.
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Who wins with offshore wind?
Whatever mixed messages the Trump administration may be sending about its view of man’s impact on the climate, its Interior Department is going full steam ahead on offshore wind energy development.
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N.C. blue crab stocks flourish, but Hurricane Florence wiped out infrastructure
North Carolina’s blue crab season got off to a good start, but was slammed when Hurricane Florence hit in September and was expected to rebound as 2018 came to a close.
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Report: Chesapeake Bay health worsened in 2018
In the new State of the Bay report published in January, scientists dropped the rating of the bay’s health from a C minus to a D plus.