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Ocean Wind 1, a planned 1,100 megawatt development, would be the first of several turbine arrays off the southern New Jersey shore. BOEM graphic.

New Jersey wind study considers fishing, coastal vistas

Kirk Moore

The Ocean Wind project is planned 15 miles off Atlantic City, N.J., a longtime surf clam port. Ørsted graphic.

Survey conflicts test relations between wind, fishing industries

Kirk Moore

The Feb. 23-25 wind lease auction for the New York Bight broke all records for offshore energy leasing. BOEM graphic.

New York Bight wind auction shatters U.S. records

Kirk Moore

Coast Guard and local responders converge on crew from the surf clam vessel Bing Bing clinging to floating hose after the sinking. Scituate Fire Department video image/Lt. Eric Norlin.

Three rescued after sudden sinking in Massachusetts

Kirk Moore

Loligo squid are among the research subjects in the 2022 round of funding for the Science Center for Marine Fisheries. NMFS photo.

Science group funds $126,000 for Atlantic fisheries studies

Kirk Moore

A surf clam vessel offloading at Point Pleasant Beach, N.J. NMFS photo/Peter Plantamura.

Northeast Surf Clams: Recovering from pandemic, but smaller clams as water warms

Kirk Moore

The Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind project would be built in two phases totaling 1,510 megawatts of potential energy. Atlantic Shores graphic.

Atlantic Shores Wind scoping evokes Hurricane Sandy trauma

Kirk Moore

Taylor Shellfish Co. oyster nursery on Oakland Bay, Wash. Jessica Hathaway photo

In hot water: Heat dome recovery looks bleak for small-scale shellfish farms

Brian Hagenbuch

BOEM is considering calls to change plans for New York Bight wind energy areas, including vessel transit lanes (blue corridors) and a buffer zone for the Hudson Canyon scallop access area (blue area). BOEM graphic.

Offshore wind plans court disaster, fishermen warn

Kirk Moore

A surf clam vessel offloading its catch in New Jersey. NOAA Fisheries photo/Peter Plantamura.

Empire Wind plans power delivery to New York in 2025

Kirk Moore

The Ocean Wind turbine array off Atlantic City would send power ashore through cables to the. former BL England coal generation plant (lower left) and north to the former Oyster Creek nuclear generating station. Ørsted image.

Ocean Wind project worries New Jersey beach resorts, fishing industry

Kirk Moore