August 2, 2018 –UMass field biologist and New Bedford resident Crista Bank has been named fisheries liaison for Vineyard Wind.
The company announced the full-time appointment Monday. Bank will represent the company to the fishing industry at public meetings and in one-on-one conversations to address fishermen’s concerns with the offshore wind project.
“We can’t solve the problems without their help,” she said in an interview.
Bank has done collaborative research with fishermen on commercially valuable species, including cod, monkfish and halibut, and she is familiar with scallopers, draggers, gillnetters and longliners.