They come as New Jersey continues to grow as a hub of opposition to offshore wind projects from residents' groups and their political allies, mostly Republicans.
The state's Democratic governor and Democratic-controlled Legislature want to make the state the East Coast leader in offshore wind energy.
“Our goal is to bring offshore wind energy monitoring activities into this partnership.
Opponents of offshore wind blame the deaths of 70 whales along the East Coast since December on offshore wind site preparation work.
Earlier this week, Republicans in the state Senate called for a moratorium on all offshore wind projects.
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