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Fishing vessels tied up at New Bedford, Mass. Doug Stewart photo.

New NMFS survey of commercial fishing expenses

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Investigators conducted a Jan. 15 necropsy on a humpback whale that washed ashore at Brigantine, N.J. Preliminary findings showed the whale was struck by a vessel, according to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center. MMSC photo.

Federal regulators see no tie between whale deaths and offshore wind development

Kirk Moore

A dead juvenile humpback whale washed up at Brigantine, N.J., Jan. 12, 2023. Marine Mammal Stranding Center photo.

Whale incidents raise pressure on offshore wind advocates

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An Omega Protein purse seine crew fishing for menhaden in Chesapeake Bay. Larry Chowning photo.

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Virginia imposing new limits on menhaden fleet

Larry Chowning

This outboard profile is of a 64' x 20" steel hull oyster boat being built by Delaware Bay Shipbuilding Co. LLC of Leesburg, N. J. Courtesy of Delaware Bay Shipbuilding.

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New oyster boat on the way for Delaware Bay

Larry Chowning

A team from the Marine Mammal Stranding Center examined a dead 30-foot juvenile humpback whale that washed up at Atlantic City, N.J., Jan. 7. Atlantic City Police Department photo.

Offshore wind critics call for investigation of New Jersey whale strandings

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The Coast Guard, Maryland Department of the Environment and Evergreen Marine Corporation, in partnership with multiple state and local responders, refloat the Ever Forward Sunday, April 17, in the Chesapeake Bay. George Mason University photo.

Ever Forward ship owners to pay $676,200 for Chesapeake oyster bar restoration

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Lund's $2 million investment in a new tunnel freezer for scallops will double its daily processing capability. Lund's Fisheries graphic.

Lund’s Fisheries invests $2 million in new scallop processing

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The East Coast surf clam fishery could see revenues decline between 3 percent and 15 percent if proposed offshore wind turbine projects are built, according to a Rutgers University study. NMFS photo.

New funding to study shifting surf clams, potential fishing devaluation from offshore wind

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The historic Maryland skipjack Rebecca T. Ruark was damaged Dec. 27, 2022 when a pickup truck crashed through a piling along Dogwood Harbor on Tilghman Island and landed on the boat. Photo by Wade Murphy III.

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Close call for historic Maryland skipjack

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An offshore wind turbine under construction. Avangrid photo.

Wind developers’ tightening financials call New England project into question

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