Scallop fishermen and industry advocates call for changes to proposed NY Bight offshore wind farm area’s

In an online call with Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) officials, industry representatives highlighted the need for a buffer zone to protect the most valuable scallop area in the Mid-Atlantic and expressed concern over environmental and fisheries impacts of offshore wind development generally. Proposed lease areas need to be thoroughly re-evaluated to reduce impacts to scallops and scallop fishermen, who operate in the most valuable federally managed fishery. >click to read< 13:36

2 Responses to Scallop fishermen and industry advocates call for changes to proposed NY Bight offshore wind farm area’s

  1. STRIPEDBASSHOLE says:

    Read “Nature is not a Whore!!! here on fisherynation.com… far better than government housing ocean-front no less… Thousands of Wind _Turbine bases or artificial reefs… Did you ever notice the Green crabs never made the survey lists, but what great habitat they’ll build them!!!
    Invasive Green Crabs (300,000 eggs per 3” female… The USA already has an extensive Invasive green crab issue… Read up how well they take over!!! Regards–SBH–

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