Horseshoe Shoal
Cape Wind Studies Nantucket Sound Seabed
MVGazette: Cape Wind, which began more than a decade ago as the nation’s first offshore wind farm and has since been enmeshed in legal battles, political wrangling and untold miles of red tape, is inching closer to the day...
Wind Farm Survey Work Begins in Nantucket Sound
CapeCodOnline: While much of the dispute about the 130 wind turbines proposed by Cape Wind has been concerning what’s above the water, the company now is turning its attention to what lies below. Starting today, Cape Wind will begin...
Fishermen, Cape Wind Reach Agreement
The Martha’s Vineyard/Dukes County Fishermen’s Association (MVDCFA) and Jonathan Mayhew entered into a settlement agreement with Cape Wind. The 2 groups have agreed to work together to “support sustainable local commercial fisheries and sustainable energy,” according to a press...
Study: Turbines May Help Fish Population
A new study on a European wind farm similar to the one planned for Nantucket Sound’s Horseshoe Shoal has found the wind turbines have not harmed fish populations, according to an article on CapeCodToday.com. The study by the Danish...
Cape Wind Rebuts Fishing Group’s Claim
Mark Rodgers, the communications director for Cape Wind—the company that plans to build a 130-turbine wind farm on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound—has issued a letter refuting the claims of a Martha’s Vineyard fishing group that is raising money...
