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Scallops harvested on a 2019 trip in Nantucket Lightship South conducted under the NMFS Scallop Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program. Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences photo.

Northeast sea scallop survey cancelled after vessel sidelined

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Catherine “Cate” O'Keefe has been appointed as the new executive director of the New England Fishery Management Council.

Cate O’Keefe named executive director for New England council

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The Atlantic Shores offshore wind project would build up to 200 turbines, rated at a maximum 1,510 megawatts, off Long Beach Island, N.J. BOEM graphic.

BOEM analysis considers fish habitat, visual mitigation for Atlantic Shores wind project

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Captains Alex Hall, left, and Tony Alvernaz of the F/V Kathryn Marie are among New Bedford fishermen working in support roles for the Vineyard Wind project. Vineyard Wind photo.

Vineyard Wind engaging fishermen in offshore construction work

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The Bureau of Offshore Energy Management published a call for information April 25 on potentially leasing offshore wind development areas on 9.8 million acres in the Gulf of Maine. BOEM graphic.

BOEM issues Gulf of Maine offshore wind call area

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NMFS announced federal waters in the Northern Gulf of Maine scallop management area will be closed April 21 with the 2023 scallop quota set-aside being 100 percent caught. NMFS graphic.

NMFS closing Northern Gulf of Maine scallop area

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Maine’s seafood harvest has fallen 120M pounds since 2012

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Nantucket scallop harvest nearly doubles last season

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Juvenile sea scallops obtained from Pine Point Oyster Company in Maine were used in the ocean acidification exposure study. Dvora Hart/NOAA Fisheries photo.

Ocean acidification, warming will slow sea scallop growth, study says

Offshore wind partners Ørsted and Eversource propose a 600 to 1,000-megawatt project called Revolution Wind 2 on their federal lease off Rhode Island. Northeast Ocean Data graphic.

Ørsted, Eversource propose Revolution Wind 2 project for Rhode Island

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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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