Rhode Island fishermen have waited seven weeks for Vineyard Wind to put forward a proposal to compensate them for blocking access to valuable fishing grounds in the ocean waters where the New Bedford company wants to install 84 giant wind turbines.

NARRAGANSETT — Rhode Island fishermen have waited seven weeks for Vineyard Wind to put forward a proposal to compensate them for blocking access to valuable fishing grounds in the ocean waters where the New Bedford company wants to install 84 giant wind turbines.
They’ll have to wait a little longer.

Even though CEO Lars Pedersen said that his company had an offer ready, he would not release it at a public meeting of the state’s Fishermen’s Advisory Board Tuesday night.
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Instead, to the consternation of the many representatives of the fishing industry who came out for the very purpose of learning what Vineyard Wind is willing to pay to mitigate the impact of the offshore wind farm, Pedersen agreed to submit the offer in writing to the fishermen’s board and state Coastal Resources Management Council staff on Wednesday, after which it will be released to the public.

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