Offshore wind farms

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Ocean Winds: Bringing Us Renewable Fish with Renewable Energy - Emagazine.com

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Ocean Winds: Bringing Us Renewable Fish with Renewable Energy - Emagazine.com

[Flygaff]

I'm all for the renewable energy that wind will bring. However, Most likely it will just bring us large areas of restricted water. I hope I'm wrong

[Ol Pedro]

Originally Posted by Flygaff

I'm all for the renewable energy that wind will bring. However, Most likely it will just bring us large areas of restricted water. I hope I'm wrong

I hope your wrong too. I don't trust our government or big business to do the right thing when it comes to fishing or hunting access. Money always wins. Even if we have access in the beginning some knuckleheads will damage or deface the windmills giving the lease owners an excuse to stop access.

[bulletbob]

access is everything... Those structures will draw fish like a magnet within a year or two,, Proven fact...
They will also take a ton of pressure off the natural rock bottom structure as well as artificial reefs and wrecks...

The windmills off Block Island are not restricted, except no tying off the structures or anchoring close to them which is understandable.

NJ MUST allow access to fishermen, even if it requires several patrol boats to keep morons from trying to paint graffitti or damage the towers in some way.

[Capt. Debbie]

If they are beyond the 3 mile limit- NJ has no say it what they do or not do. That is all Federal jrdx.

Originally Posted by bulletbob

access is everything... Those structures will draw fish like a magnet within a year or two,, Proven fact...
They will also take a ton of pressure off the natural rock bottom structure as well as artificial reefs and wrecks...

The windmills off Block Island are not restricted, except no tying off the structures or anchoring close to them which is understandable.

NJ MUST allow access to fishermen, even if it requires several patrol boats to keep morons from trying to paint graffitti or damage the towers in some way.

Interesting read

https://www.congress.gov/116/meeting...E-20190916.pdf

If you research wind farms there's a lot of pro articles and an equal amount of negative ones. As with everything, the spin they get is based on who wrote the article or whose agenda they support. The answer of their impacts won't be known until they're built. As far as access is concerned, it's energy and will fall under the Department of Homeland Security. All the upfront promises won't change a thing if there's one terrorist threat. It'll be the equivalent of what happened at Earle Ammunition Pier.

Europe leads the way in wind farm production and while it's been successful, it's had it share of set backs which is to be expected. Europe's not stopping planned installations and I'd imagine either is the US.

The world needs to come to grips with carbon emissions so ready or not wind farms are coming. Knowing the impacts of construction and operational changes won't fully be known until after they're installed.