Fed Corrects ‘Quote Error’ About How Much Damage Offshore Wind Will Do To Scalloping

A federal fishing administrator asked about offshore wind's effect on scalloping told a newspaper that "The damage could be significant," then took it back after a pro-wind-turbines federal agency got involved.

Michael Pentony, the Greater Atlantic fishing administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, gave a videotaped interview to the New Bedford Standard-Times on Wednesday, March 20, during which he expressed concern about wind turbines in the Atlantic Ocean, including a project planned for the waters south of Martha's Vineyard.