The future of New Jersey's offshore wind industry could be at risk after Shell announced on Thursday it's pausing its involvement in what would be the state's first offshore wind farm known as Atlantic Shores, a project President Trump has been targeting and last week called dead.

During an earnings call this week, Shell announced plans to write off its billion dollar investment to the project, but later said in a statement the company will maintain its 50% ownership, with a caveat that Shell is only focused on the best value in key markets when it comes to any investment in wind.

Meanwhile, leaders of Atlantic Shore say they're committed to seeing the project through.

The wind farm is the only one with federal permits to move forward and is slated to have roughly 200 turbines built about 8 to 10 miles off New Jersey's coast between Atlantic City and bar to get light.

As of December, construction was slated to begin this year, but it's unclear whether Shell's move will change that timeline.