Giant floating wind farms could destroy fishing industry

Giant floating wind farms could destroy fishing industry

Source: stv

10/3/2024

Giant floating wind farms could destroy fishing industry

Plans for giant floating wind farms in Scotland threaten to destroy the country’s fishing sector, the leader of an industry body has warned.

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) said despite efforts to find a solution to the problem, mobile fishing and floating offshore wind farms “are simply not able to co-exist”.

Speaking at the SFF’s annual dinner in Edinburgh – which was attended by First Minister John Swinney – Elspeth Macdonald said the renewable projects are an existential threat to jobs in the sector.

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