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Md., Va. stick with tighter crab limits amid population concerns

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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has opened a third solicitation for up to 4 gigawatts off offshore wind energy, as developers continue to survey lease areas in the New York Bight. Northeast Ocean Data graphic.

New Jersey opens third offshore wind solicitation, amid pressure for moratorium

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Trotline safety bill stalls in Tennessee legislature

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Virginia extends oyster season, harvest expected to reach 35-year high

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Protestors demonstrated against the Ocean Wind project during a public hearing in Upper Township, N.J., Feb. 27, 2023. Kirk Moore photo.

Offshore wind critics try to block New Jersey grid link

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Chesapeake Bay blue crabs. Image by DCChefAnna from Pixabay.

Scientists dredge for lowdown on Chesapeake Bay blue crabs

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A dead whale washed ashore at Manasquan, N.J., Feb. 13, one in a series of strandings in the Mid-Atlantic states. Photo by Point Pleasant Beach Mayor Paul Kanitra via Facebook.

Federal whale commission ties strandings to population growth, not offshore wind

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Rep. Chris Smith, R-NJ, speaks at a Feb. 19 rally in Point Pleasant Beach calling for a moratorium on offshore wind development. Photo by office of Rep. Chris Smith.

Congressional critics plan legislation, hearings on offshore wind

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The Emilie Virginia is presently up on the hard at Crown Pointe Marina in Hayes, Va., getting a new bottom, stern and pilothouse. She is shown here with her captain and owner Peyton Mason. Photo by Jimmy John Hunley.

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Virginia waterman needs his classic wooden boats ‘just to keep up with the work.’

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A dead humpback whale is removed from the beach at Manasquan, N.J., before a Feb. 14 necropsy at the Monmouth County Landfill. Michael McKenna/Marine Mammal Stranding Center photo.

New Jersey congressman wants GAO to investigate offshore wind

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A dead North Atlantic right whale washed ashore in Virginia Beach Feb. 12, 2023, apparently the victim of a ship strike. Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation Stranding Response Program photo/NOAA Fisheries permit #24359

NOAA says vessel strike killed right whale in Virginia

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