And so it begins, in earnest

[BasicPatrick]

For recreational anglers the wind farms south of MV are going to be instant artificial reefs. They wlll be mahi and black sea bass factories and eventually become destination fishing locations. We worked hard to make sure once construction is done in an area we will be able to fish right up against them...similar to oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The wind farms will displace some commercial fishing activity but not nearly as much as industry trade groups claim. A lot of the noise the commercial industry is making is all about getting paid...and they are being paid quite well.

[Surf Caster]

Originally Posted by BasicPatrick

For recreational anglers the wind farms south of MV are going to be instant artificial reefs. They wlll be mahi and black sea bass factories and eventually become destination fishing locations. We worked hard to make sure once construction is done in an area we will be able to fish right up against them...similar to oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The wind farms will displace some commercial fishing activity but not nearly as much as industry trade groups claim. A lot of the noise the commercial industry is making is all about getting paid...and they are being paid quite well.

This is not a suggestion that there should or should not be ocean wind farms or any of that, simply my observation from a recent trip

Down here in the gulf its truly amazing how much sea life congregates around the oil rigs. Tuna fishing near a rig in 2,000 feet of water last month we saw - yellowfin tuna, hammerheads, a blue marlin, white marlin, a barracuda, a tiger shark, and tons of rainbait. On the way out around inshore platforms there were acres of pogies and redfish all over. on the way in we caught tons of red snapper that were congregated on closed wellheads in 500 feet of water. pretty cool. it was like being a national geographic episode.