Fishermen in Maine lobbied to keep wind farms out of crucial fishing grounds. Will it happen in N.S.?
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A no-compromise lobbying campaign by Maine lobster harvesters has helped keep wind farms out of a crucial lobster fishing area in the Gulf of Maine.
And that has some fishermen in Nova Scotia casting an envious eye south of the border.
"I'm pleased to see that happen in Maine. We'd like to see the same sort of diligence taken in Nova Scotia," said Tommy Amirault, a fisherman from Pubnico and president of the Coldwater Lobster Association.
"Maine obviously has concerns. It would be nice to see both provincial and federal governments take our concerns into practice," Amirault said.
Canada and Nova Scotia are in the process of creating rules to permit development of offshore wind farms off Nova Scotia. Potential locations are expected to be released next spring.
Some areas near Sable Island have been discussed as an example because of their relatively shallow waters and consistent winds.
The U.S. process is further advanced.
On Oct. 19, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management released an updated draft map of potential areas for wind farms in the Gulf of Maine.
It was different from the one originally released in April.
The new map excludes most of what's known as Lobster Management Area One, running from Maine to Massachusetts and extending 64 kilometres from shore.
"Nearly all of that has been removed with the exception of two areas still under consideration," said Patrice McCarron, policy director of the Maine Lobstermen's Association.
It was a win for the Maine lobster fishing industry, worth $388 million US in 2022.
It claimed promoters of the floating turbine technology proposed in Maine could not explain impacts on bottom habitat, marine species or the environment.
The industry's concerns were not being answered, said McCarron.
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