Thousands of square miles of seabed off Devon and Cornwall could be earmarked for wind farms.
Proposals to expand planned wind farm sites off the Devon and Cornwall coast could devastate the fishing industry, fishermen have warned.
It includes thousands of square miles off Land's End and the Isles of Scilly, currently prime fishing grounds, and an expanded zone off north Devon. Dave Stevens, who has fished off Newlyn for 30 years, said new offshore wind development would not be good for the industry."Everyone would be wanting to get out.Chris Ranford, chief executive of the Cornish Fish Producers Organisation, added: "We aren't anti-offshore renewable energy, we're not anti-marine protected area. We're pro having some sense and balance."
The Crown Estate said "offshore wind has a critical role to play in supporting the UK's energy transition".
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