Oregon seafood industry calls on Gov. Tina Kotek to halt offshore wind energy development

The five-turbine Block Island Wind Farm off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island in a Dec. 7. 2023 file photo.

The five turbines of Block Island Wind Farm operate, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, off the coast of Block Island, R.I., during a tour of the North Fork Wind farm organized by Orsted. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)AP

By
  • Alex BaumhardtOregon Capital Chronicle

A coalition of independent fishing boat operators, seafood companies and industry groups is calling on Gov. Tina Kotek to ask the federal government to stop a planned auction for floating wind energy projects off the Oregon Coast.

In a letter to Kotek last week, the more than 100 signatories said she should stop the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from moving forward with its plan to auction offshore wind site leases until the state has finalized its own roadmap for offshore wind development.

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