Roughly 14 miles from the nearest beach, in a semi-secluded Stockton University classroom, the impact of planned offshore wind power farms on the commercial fishing industry’s ability to safely navigate took center stage during a U.S. Coast Guard meeting soliciting feedback on its plan for safe shipping fairways along the eastern seaboard. Among the concerns raised are how the size, scope and proximity of wind farms will alter traffic flow on the water.
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“We appreciate the fact that commercial fishing is still going to be allowed to occur within the fairways,” Scot…
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