Offshore wind farm areas ‘reduced’ following campaign by fishing sector
In what will be seen as a victory for fishermen, various alterations (reductions) have been made to offshore wind farm concessions. The Ericeira area has been removed from the Offshore Renewable Energy Allocation Plan (PAER), while the northern part of the Viana do Castelo area has been reduced and the southern area removed altogether. “As a result of the weighting carried out, the need to reduce the impact on fishing activity and the environment was recognised,” says the document published today in state gazette Diário da República – pointing out that “the area north of Viana do Castelo has been reduced, the area south of Viana do Castelo has been eliminated, the Leixões area has been adjusted slightly, and the Ericeira area has been eliminated”.Links, more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 06:57
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