Anglers welcome offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico; shrimpers skeptical

December 17, 2021 Gulf of Mexico, National, New England

While commercial shrimpers worried that turbines might crowd them out of prime harvesting areas, recreational fishing groups wanted assurances they could get as close as possible to turbines, which can act as artificial reefs. Off the coast of New England, commercial fishers are fighting plans for large offshore wind farms. They say the farms will overlap some of the best spots to catch squid, lobster and other species, and could make fishing more dangerous and costly. >click to read< 07:43

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2 Responses to Anglers welcome offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico; shrimpers skeptical

oceansmithtime says:

December 20, 2021 at 10:18 pm

Agree Limit Wind Turbines in the Oceans and Waters!

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oceansmithtime says:

December 20, 2021 at 10:20 pm

Wind Turbines in the Oceans and Waters should be limited to not stop Commercial Fishing and Sports Fishing! Work together and Share the Oceans and Waters!

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

NILS STOLPE: The New England groundfish debacle (Part IV): Is cutting back harvest really the answer?

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