Fishermen may not like offshore wind, but some work for it
The blue-hulled scalloper, built in 1997, started out as a tender boat, transporting loads of fish between vessels and processing facilities. After a few years catching tuna, the vessel brought in over a million pounds of scallops over its life. But times, regulations and fish stocks have changed. The bivalves are still relatively lucrative, but vessels have spent more and more days sitting at the docks while expenses have risen. So two years ago, Alvernaz, the part-owner of six scallopers, put aside his personal feelings and did something he never thought he’d do: He signed up to work for an offshore wind company. In about two years, Vineyard Wind has paid about $8 million to local fishermen and vessel owners — many from New Bedford, like Alvernaz — to provide safety and security work during the wind farm’s construction (a figure that includes fuel costs). Photos, more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 06:16
The ground where these monstrosities are installed is GONE FOREVER. Think about that and let it sink in….Forever. Same thing as extinction. Forever gone. Where’s the outrage? Where’s the true environmental people. Oh that’s right, sitting there with their hands out collecting money from these foreign mega corporations, collecting American taxpayer funded subsidies, All while the whales they claim to love and represent continue to die at an alarming pace.
SICKENING.