MAINE MORNING STAR • March 15, 2024
Gov. Janet Mills and state congressional leaders on Friday praised a decision by a federal agency to exclude an important lobster fishing ground from the area in the Gulf of Maine that will be leased for offshore wind development. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Friday released its final designated Wind Energy Area for the Gulf of Maine, which the agency said could ultimately support the generation of 32 gigawatts of clean energy. The area excludes the entirety of Lobster Management Area 1, which is a crucial fishing ground for Maine’s lobster industry.