Maine Delegation Urges BOEM to Listen to Maine Fishermen When Considering Offshore Wind
U.S. Senator Susan Collins and Representative Jared Golden, along with Senator Angus King, Representative Chellie Pingree, and Governor Janet Mills, are urging the Biden administration to consider the opinions of Maine’s commercial fishermen as it assesses offshore wind lease proposals.
The delegation wrote a letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) saying that any wind development should avoid critical lobstering areas. The reps urged it to “minimize all potential conflicts” between offshore wind and commercial fishing...
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