November 18, 2023 — Despite last month’s proposed map for offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine being dubbed a “victory” for the fishing industry, Maine’s congressional delegation and Gov. Janet Mills are calling for more.
Along with Mills, U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King along with Reps. Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree sent a letter urging that all of a vital fishing area be excluded from the project, according to a news release from Golden’s office. The map proposed last month by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management excluded most, but not all, of Lobster Management Area 1.
“We want to ensure that any areas leased in the Gulf of Maine avoid and at the very least minimize impacts to the fishing industry whenever possible,” the lawmakers wrote in the letter.