Catch of Menhaden fish being unloaded off the coast of Smith Island, Virginia Photo: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images/NTB scanpix

US Atlantic fishery fleet could land 'thousands of job-years' from work in offshore wind

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18 February 2021 12:45 GMT Updated 18 February 2021 16:47 GMT

By Darius Snieckus

US Atlantic fishermen and mariners could land “thousands of job-years” from

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US Atlantic fishery fleet could land 'thousands of job-years' from work in offshore wind