Long Island Fishing Grounds Mapped as Wind Farm Plans Take Shape
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Newsday.com] By Mark Harrington - September 5, 2017
More than a dozen Montauk fishermen have met with state officials to mark off vital fishing areas on a map that will help determine the best places for the hundreds of offshore wind turbines anticipated for the waters off Long Island.
Led by the Long Island Commercial Fishing Association, the group included trawl-boat captains, lobstermen, gill netters and trappers, each determined to preserve their fishing grounds as plans for wind-energy farms take shape.
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority came last week with a table-size map of the waters surrounding Long Island, primarily on the South Shore, asking fishermen to mark off areas where they set lobster pots, gill nets ...
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