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Scallops

The wind turbine installation vessel Vole au Vent installs the first wind turbine in U.S. federal lease waters, as part of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, June 20, 2020. Dominion Energy photo.

First offshore wind turbine goes up on federal lease

Kirk Moore

NMFS officials planned to resume at-sea observer coverage in Northeast fisheries July 1, after a three-month waiver because of the covid-19 pandemic, but have postponed until at least August. NOAA photo.

Northeast observer coverage resumes July 1; councils express worry

Kirk Moore

New Jersey Wind Port — A rendering released by New Jersey officials shows the planned layout of a new offshore wind energy port (left) adjacent to the Hope Creek nuclear generating station (lower right). NJ Office of the Governor image.

Delaware River site chosen for New Jersey offshore wind port

Kirk Moore

Maine fisherman Rusty Parmenter fishes for lobster, scallops and tuna on the 43' Patricia Ann. Photo courtesy Rusty Parmenter/Robert Serbagi.

Boat of the Month: Patricia Ann

Caroline Losneck

Scallops on deck — Scallops on deck. NOAA photo.

Scallop prices took 30 percent price hit from covid-19

Caroline Losneck

Vineyard Wind with cable route — Vineyard Wind plans to build an 804-megawatt offshore wind energy array south of Martha's Vineyard, Mass. Vineyard Wind image.

Fishermen say Massachusetts, Oregon fail in offshore wind planning

Kirk Moore

David Goethel: Living free and not dying in New Hampshire

Jessica Hathaway

A new study cited by NOAA predicts Northeast lobster and sea scallop stocks will continue to shift northward in response to warming Atlantic waters and climate change through the rest of the 21st century. NOAA photo.

Researchers predict warming Atlantic will push lobsters offshore, scallops northward

Kirk Moore

The crew of the Arianna Maria unloads a catch at the Fishermen's Dock Cooperative in Point Pleasant Beach, N.J. A collapse in restaurant supply demand as a result of coronavirus caused many boats to tie up in spring 2020. Fulfill photo. — The crew of the Arianna Maria unloads a catch at the Fishermen's Dock Cooperative in Point Pleasant Beach, N.J. Fulfill photo.

East Coast fishing crippled by coronavirus crisis, restaurant shutdowns

Kirk Moore

Marsden Brewer

Top 10 Takes from the 2020 Maine Fishermen's Forum

Jessica Hathaway

Besides its unique bow, the Viking Power also breaks new ground by using A-frames for towing and hoisting its two 14-foot dredges. Williams Fabrication photo

Viking Power

Paul Molyneaux