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BOEM withdrew plans for offshore wind energy areas Fairways North and Fairways South (at top) off the South Shore of Long Island. BOEM image.

BOEM pulls two areas from New York Bight wind planning

Kirk Moore

The 14-megawatt GE Haliade X turbine is becoming favored by U.S. offshore wind developers, including Ørsted which plans to work with GE building nacelles in New Jersey. GE image.

BOEM finalizes environmental statement on Vineyard Wind

Kirk Moore

Wolfgang Rain is chief coordinating officer for Sea Risk Solutions LLC. US Wind photo.

US Wind, Sea Risk Solutions to work on Delmarva fishermen outreach

NF Staff

Surf clams. NOAA photo

Atlantic surf clams: With restaurant sales down, processors focus on retail

Caroline Losneck

Vineyard Wind 1 (dark blue at center) would be the first offshore wind energy project among several planned on federal leases south of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. BOEM image.

Top New York energy official to lead BOEM; agency resumes Vineyard Wind review

Kirk Moore

Alaska scallopers manage with covid quarantines, but clams stay in the sand

Charlie Ess

Sediment plumes trail from the Thanet offshore wind turbine array in the North Sea in June 2015. NASA Earth Observatory/Jesse Allen.

Offshore wind turbines could affect Mid-Atlantic ‘cold pool,’ study shows

Kirk Moore

Vineyard Wind plans to build its 800-megawatt project (in yellow) 15 miles south of Martha's Vineyard. BOEM image

BOEM pushes back final findings on Vineyard Wind

Kirk Moore

Misty Blue in June 2017 in Fairhaven, Mass. Enoch MacDonough photo/NTSB

Michael_Crowley

NTSB: Misty Blue's capsize started with tank flooding

Michael Crowley

The WindServe Odyssey is a U.S. flag crew transfer vessel built in Rhode Island to serve offshore wind turbines. Ørsted rendering.

Offshore wind advocates confident BOEM will move projects forward

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.

New Jersey puts out $11.2 million in covid-19 fishing aid

Kirk Moore