NBPA Urges BOEM to Reconsider Offshore Wind Plans to Protect Vital Scallop Fishing Areas
The New Bedford Port Authority (NBPA) has submitted a formal response to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) regarding the recently proposed Central Atlantic 2 Call Area (Docket No. BOEM-2024-0040).
The NBPA raised its concerns about the project’s potential impact on the commercial fishing industry.
New Bedford boasts the most profitable fishing port in the nation, and it is also home to the first large-scale offshore wind marshaling port; it feels that it has strong ties to both vital fishing grounds...
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