National Fisherman

Mid-Atlantic

Recycled oyster shells are returned to oyster reefs in New Jersey's Mullica River in June and July. NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife photo.

Atlantic City restaurants help recycle 100 tons of shell back to oyster reefs

Photo Courtesy by Nicholas Dougherty on Unsplash

Study to assess impact of wind power development on fish behavior

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Replenisher was a converted from a deck lugger tug boat to a Chesapeake Bay oyster planter by Cobra Management and Dry Dock Services in Houma, La. Larry Chowning photo.

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Converted deck lugger is a winner for Chesapeake oyster growers

Larry Chowning

The Persistence and Relentless are two of the Seafreeze Ltd. trawler fleet. Seafreeze photo.

Lawyers for Rhode Island fishermen file Supreme Court brief

Kirk Moore

Virginia is going to study bringing back the state's crab dredge fishery that has been closed since 2008. Larry Chowning photo.

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Virginia reconsiders winter crab dredge fishery, closed since 2008

Larry Chowning

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

NF Staff

Map of the Nantucket Shoals region showing the wind farm lease areas and bathymetric contours (meters). The lease numbers correspond to BOEM designations. National Academy of Sciences graphic.

Offshore wind power impact on right whales uncertain, says National Academies study

Kirk Moore

Fallout as Ørsted unwinds Ocean Wind 1 project

Kirk Moore

Courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Judge refuses to dismiss anglers' suit over menhaden

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Ørsted’s withdrawal shocks friends and foes

Kirk Moore

The Ocean Wind turbine array off Atlantic City, N.J. would send power ashore through two export cables, to the former BL England coal generation plant in Cape May County and north to the former Oyster Creek nuclear generating station in Ocean County.

Ørsted gives up on New Jersey wind projects

Kirk Moore