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The Monmouth University Poll found there has been a steep decline in New Jersey public support for offshore wind since 2019. Monmouth University Poll graphic.

Poll: Public support for offshore wind power drops sharply in NJ

Kirk Moore

View of the Mediterranean Sea — Photo by Artiom Vallat on Unsplash

Blue crabs, native to the Chesapeake, invading Italy

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define North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries photo. — A trawler in North Carolina. North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries photo.

Court rejects allegations of N.C. shrimpers polluting waters

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/2e6a634dd6a87a10a36b3dff9fdfeba6.jpg — Photo by Brian Yurasits on Unsplash

Finding summer flounder in a changing ocean

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This 20' x 8' aluminum garvey-style skiff, called a skimmer boat, is used by Omega Protein and its fishing partners Ocean Harvesters to corral dead fish when there is a net tear. Larry Chowning photo.

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New fish spill cleanup boats on Chesapeake Bay

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Wind developer Ørsted stands to benefit from federal tax credits redirected by New Jersey state legislators. Ørsted image.

New lawsuit challenges New Jersey shifting tax credits to Ørsted wind project

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BOEM has outlined three final offshore wind energy acres potentially covering 557 square miles off Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. BOEM graphic.

BOEM outlines three Mid-Atlantic wind energy areas

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George Butler built Wayne Fisher's seine skiff in 2001. Larry Chowning photo.

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Skiffs ‘fill the bill’ for Chesapeake river fishermen

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/0a45fa69126d002d3094ec9065c1e903.jpg — Atlantic menhaden. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Va. anglers want menhaden seiners out of the Chesapeake

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Kenny Heath sits on the engine box of the Thomas Jaiden with 27 bushels of blue crabs caught crab potting in the Chesapeake Bay out of Cape Charles, Virginia. Jay Fleming photos

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Back to the bay: Waterman returns to fishing after accident

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/42183f06b583c8ce884ce2b0288215ea.jpg — Photo by Mark Stebnicki: https://www.pexels.com/photo/bucket-of-gray-crabs-2252617/

Watermen find increase in Chesapeake crab limits conservative

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