After President Trump’s executive order pausing offshore wind, leaders and environmental advocates are proceeding as if the nascent industry is dead — at least for now.

“The wind is still there, and we’re ignoring it,” said Sen. John Burzichelli (D-Gloucester). “The president’s declared a domestic energy emergency, and at the same time, cancels a significant potential for generation. Those two don’t make sense.”

Among the repercussions of Trump’s executive orders has been a debilitating sequence of events for New Jersey’s would-be newest industry. Last week, Shell pulled out of the state’s only offshore wind project with federal approval — taking $1 billion with it — and on Monday, New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities canceled a fourth solicitation for an offshore wind farm in the Atlantic Ocean.

The loss of offshore wind, likely until a new presidential administration, means leaders must pivot from prior plans. The Wind Port, a 200-plus acre site formerly dedicated to serving as a logistics port for offshore wind in Salem County, will be re-purposed. New Jersey’s Economic Development Authority says it’ll seek “alternative uses” for the site.

“That port is a premier location,” said Christina Renna, president and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of Southern New Jersey. “Anything that manufactures large products that wants to import and export, this is going to be a good option for them.”

Renna expressed disappointment in the loss of jobs for South Jersey — some estimates guessed that offshore wind would bring thousands of direct and indirect jobs to the region.

“It is one of the poorer communities here in the state of New Jersey,” she said. “We don’t get these opportunities a lot.”