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Swedish Fishermen Vow to Fight-On Against Offshore Wind Developments
The Swedish Fisherman’s Producers Organisation (SFPO) has submitted an application for judicial review to the Supreme Administrative Court regarding the government’s decision on the Kattegat Syd (South) and Galene wind farms. The action by the organisation follows on from the protests held in Lomma, Varberg and Gothenberg on 16 June last against the Swedish government’s decision to allow the construction of offshore wind turbines in the Kattegat, on valuable fishing grounds for the local Swedish fleet. The protest under the banner “No Wind Power on Our Fishing Grounds” was organised by the SFPO, the largest fishing organisation in Sweden. Since the protests, it was announced by the Uddevalla Municipality Board that there would be two large offshore wind farms (Mareid and Poseidon) constructed off Bohuslän in the municipality which would have serious consequences for fishermen there. >click to read< 14:04
