Fishermen Chat: Merlin Jackson and Colin Warwick on Fishery Engagement in the U.K.

Europe is decades ahead of the U.S. in offshore wind development. What can we learn from them? Fishery liaisons from the U.K. gave us the download on how they successfully raised fishermen’s voices in the early planning phases of offshore wind across the pond.Additional Resources:“Summary report of the Virtual Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) planning project delivered by NFFO with support from The Crown Estate” (TCE) (2022)Sea Grant plays a unique role in bridging science and community engagement. To do so, we are a neutral entity. We value our non-partisan approach to our work, because it allows us to work with all communities, facilitate sometimes tough conversations, and bring people together to find solutions to difficult challenges. However, we’ll be vulnerable with you, and say that navigating some complex topics while remaining neutral can be hard. So please have some grace with us, and grace with each other as we listen and learn together. As we go, we might come up with more questions to pursue, and you might have some as well. Please reach out, we’d love to hear from you!  -  Feedback Form