In bid to ease fishing industry concerns, Mills announces actions on offshore wind
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 25, 2021
In a bid to defuse opposition and avoid conflict with Maine’s fishing interests, Gov. Janet Mills on Monday proposed a series of actions to advance a planned floating wind research project far offshore in federal waters, while protecting the near-shore waters valued for lobster fishing and coastal tourism. In a letter to licensed commercial fishermen, Mills announced that she will ask the Legislature to approve a 10-year moratorium on new offshore wind projects in waters managed by the state. The ban, however, wouldn’t include the already permitted New England Aqua Ventus demonstration site off Monhegan island.