Two offshore wind companies with projects planned off the New Jersey coast, including one off Long Beach Island slated to become the world’s largest, are expected to foot the bill on new research projects studying the impacts of offshore wind on the recreational fishing industry as well as evaluating project infrastructure as potential platforms for long-term environmental and ecological monitoring.

The $26 million fund was from Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind LLC and Ørsted’s Ocean Wind II as part of the N.J.