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State Will Study Fish, Birds And Fishermen To Help Wind Farm Planning

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Fishermen unloading the catch from a commercial fishing boat at Shinnecock Fish Dock in Hampton Bays.

Fishermen unloading the catch from a commercial fishing boat at Shinnecock Fish Dock in Hampton Bays.

New York State is directing $2 million to studies of fish stocks in the regions of the ocean where massive new offshore wind farms are planned, and to working out ways commercial fishermen can continue to fish in their midst once they are built.

New York State is directing $2 million to studies of fish stocks in the regions of the ocean where massive new offshore wind farms are planned, and to working out ways commercial fishermen can continue to fish in their midst once they are built.

authorStaff Writer on Aug 13, 2019
New York State’s renewable energy agency will direct some $2 million over the next three years to a suite of environmental studies intended to forecast the effects of offshore wind... more

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