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"The commercial and recreational harvest of fish and shellfish in Nantucket Sound
provides millions of dollars in revenue to the local economy and is a way of life in many
local towns. One hundred, twenty-three commercial vessels have been identified by name
as fishing in Nantucket Sound. Interviewees estimated that commercial mobile gear
fishing vessels earn one-half to 60 percent of their annual income fishing on Horseshoe
Shoal, the proposed area of the wind farm.
The interviewees warned that the presence of wind turbines on the shoals would certainly
force some existing commercial fishing businesses to move their activities into other
areas of the Sound. In addition, these businesses would probably have to target
alternative species, possibly including species that are already fully exploited in the
Sound. They believe that potential impacts include gear conflicts, overfishing, and
economic losses.
Covering 24 square miles, the Cape Wind project seeks to build one of the world's largest
offshore wind power plants on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound. The plant will
consist of 130 wind turbines connected to a central service platform including a[/LEFT]
helicopter pad and crew quarters. Each turbine will have about 150 gallons of hydraulic
oil and the service platform will have at least 30,000 gallons of dielectric oil and diesel
fuel. The plant will be less than 5 miles from land at its closest point. Serious potential
environmental impacts identified by participating representatives of the fishing industry
included:
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loss of resources due to habitat disruption, pollution
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large-scale habitat conversion of shoal area due to changes in water flow and
sediment transport
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increased bird mortality due to strikes and temporary loss of forage9
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loss or alteration of critical squid spawning habitat and/or
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loss of fishing access, particularly to mobile gear.
This limited study does not purport to have determined the full
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