New Bedford fishermen reluctant to embrace offshore wind
[New Bedford Standard Times[ By Ariel Wittenburg - August 18, 2014
NEW BEDFORD — "Our people know what they're doing at sea."
That's the common refrain of city and state politicians alike as they try to convince industry leaders and the public that New Bedford should be America's offshore wind hub.
The fishermen who will have to work along these turbines often see something else.
They see another layer of federal rules and regulations to navigate. In addition to worrying about how many days they can go out to sea, they say they now have to worry about giant steel structures getting in their way and impeding their catch.
"There is a big feeling that this is just another thing encroaching on us," said seafood consultant Jim Kendall. "But we know we'll have to coexist to survive."
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