In New Bedford, Massachusetts, Captain Jack Morris, a lifelong scalloper, had recently found steady work supporting offshore wind construction. Crews like his patrolled offshore sites, keeping the waters safe as the turbines went in.

"This has been a great thing for them, and it's been a great thing for me and the boat," Morris said.

But with the Revolution Wind project now frozen by the Trump administration, those jobs are on hold, and boats like Morris's are tied to the dock.

"My first thought was this is insane. Everything's going good with the projects. There's been no safety issues," Morris said.

Captain Jack Morris in New Bedford, Massachusetts. CBS Boston

Federal limits mean scallop boats only get a handful of days at sea each year. Offshore wind became a lifeline, in so

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