US Atlantic fishermen and mariners could land “thousands of job-years” from contracts in offshore wind through to 2030, according to a new forecast report from the New York State Economic Research & Development Authority (Nyserda).
Research carried out for Nyserda by the Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) calculated that based on the current pipeline of wind projects off the eastern seaboard, some 2,600 job-years of work will be available for fishermen and mariners this decade, with the “option to [further] supplement their income during all phases of a project’s lifecycle” as the build-out offshore expands.
