Coastal News Today | OR - USDA will invest $52 million to help fishing industry on the West Coast
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley led a push for the money to help families along the coast that depend on fisheries to survive
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U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley led a push for the money to help families along the coast that depend on fisheries to survive
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture is buying $52 million worth of seafood.
The fishing industry fears wind energy in the Atlantic and Pacific will upend livelihoods and disturb marine life.
One state's fishing industry is frustrated with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the federal agency that oversees offshore wind, which they say is not listening to concerns they’ve raised that proposed projects could harm marine life, hurt the economy and drive them out of business, locals told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Oregon fishermen and seafood processors have voiced concerns about potential offshore wind projects' arrival in the state but claim they've been ignored.