Fishing back in the offshore wind firing line
The NFFO has criticized the moves by the UK government to expand the network of marine protected areas – with the intention of offsetting the damage caused by offshore wind. The announcement has been made by Minister for Water and Flooding Emma Hardy – and the Minister for Water and Flooding Emma Hardy described this as demonstrating the ‘Labour government’s green credentials: they are enthusiastically recycling a policy snatched from the wreckage of their Conservative predecessors.’ ‘Time and again, the authorities have granted permission for offshore wind farms to be built on the basis of environmental impact assessment reports invariably stating that each proposed development will cause no significant harm. Now those same developments are apparently so damaging that a slew of new marine protected areas is necessary to make up for it. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 11:25
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