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Summer Flounder

The Thialf, a 661’x290’ semi-submersible crane vessel, operated by Netherlands-based Heerema Marine Contractors under the Panamanian flag, is to install turbine towers on the Equinor lease. Heerema photo.

Opponents seek injunction to halt Empire Wind

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Photo courtesy of Jeff Kneebone

Data now coming straight from the deck

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Fishing boats in Oriental, North Carolina. Photo courtesy of Town of Oriental

NC fishermen: Death by a thousand cuts

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Summer flounder. NEFSC photo.

Comment sought on summer flounder rules changes

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Photo by NOAA Fisheries

N.C. anglers say Southern flounder mismanaged

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N.Y. summer flounder fishermen sentenced to 30 months

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For commercial fishermen, it’s about earning a living in an already heavily regulated industry. They will likely not survive Amendment 22 through compliance and other operational costs. Photo by Shutterstock Media

Mid-Atlantic fishermen fight unconstitutional regulation

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Photo by Brian Yurasits on Unsplash

N.C. commissioner urges review of angler flounder closure

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From the start of planning by the federal BOEM, commercial fishermen sought defined transit lanes through wind energy areas and 2-nautical-mile spacing between turbine towers for safety. Photo by Waldemar on Unsplash

Safety and traffic at the forefront for Coast Guard wind plans

Kirk Moore

summer flounder in net — Photo by Khairil Azhar Junos on Shutterstock

N.C. to hold symposium on summer flounder fishery

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The 77-foot stern trawler Susan Rose ashore at Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., with a tow line attached to attempt a recovery. The vessel was pulled off the beach but sank shortly after in the early morning hours of Nov. 19. Photography by Nicholas Marraro.

Rhode Island dragger grounds, sinks in New Jersey

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