“Fishermen want to fish in offshore wind farms”

German fishermen want to be allowed to fish between offshore wind turbines in the North Sea but operators are worried about insufficient insurance cover in case of damage to their installations, Birger Nicolai and Daniel Wetzel write on Welt Online. Fishing in offshore wind farms is allowed in Denmark but prohibited in Germany, where fishermen are now demanding change under the principle of equal treatment, the authors say. “The wind power industry has arrived at the reality of everyday economic life,” the article says, calling for economic sectors restricted by the technology to defend themselves.

Read the article in German here (behind paywall).

For more information on wind power’s impact on the country, see the CLEW dossier Onshore wind power in Germany.