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R.I. fishermen fear wind farms threaten squid industry

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Another New Jersey survey shows sharp plunge in support for offshore wind

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The trawler Virginia Marise from Point Judith, R.I., near the Block Island Wind Farm. Deepwater Wind photo.

Rhode Island Fishermen’s Advisory Board resigns en masse

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Ørsted and Eversource plan to build Revolution Wind, a 704-megawatt offshore wind project south of Rhode Island. BOEM graphic.

Biden administration approves Revolution Wind project off Rhode Island

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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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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.

Rhode Island utility rejects Revolution Wind 2 project

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/9c3446630f7e02118a34d308ceb65b73.png — Squid. Photo Courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Cooler ocean means better business for Calif. squid fishermen

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/2b6a2ef996f929c82a0d78b2f11ba4ae.jpg — Photo by Marc Majam: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-catch-of-squid-by-a-sea-10330341/

High seas squid fisheries booming in regulatory vacuum

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Corals and octopus in the Hudson Canyon. NOAA photo.

NOAA announces advisors for proposed Hudson Canyon National Marine Sanctuary

https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/9007a9448439b3f6358fb3a2a7bfd0ca.jpg — Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh

Chinese squid fleet dodging Peruvian regulation

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A May 3 online hearing by New Jersey state Republican senators featured Jim Hutchinson Jr., editor of The Fisherman magazine (bottom left) and Meghan Lapp, fisheries liaison for Seafreeze Ltd. of Rhode Island. NJ Senate Republican office video image.

GOP pushes for New Jersey offshore wind moratorium

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