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Sinan seeks fisheries solution

4C Offshore | James Bernthal-Hooker
By: James Bernthal-Hooker 11/06/2020 Sinan County Fisheries
The Sinan Fisheries Association recently held a meeting at the HQ of Sinan County Fisheries Co., Limited, to develop a plan for reconciling offshore wind development with the fishing industry in Sinan, Jeollanam-do, South Korea.

The roundtable discussion included developers, researchers, and politicians as matters as diverse as policy, economics, and logistics were under discussion. Specifically, exchanges relate to a planned 8.2 GW offshore wind farm, of which the first phase has a planned capacity of 1.5 GW.

South Korea is targeting 12 GW of offshore wind development by 2030. The proposed Sinan development, due online by 2029, constitutes more than two thirds of the target. The wind speed off Sinan’s 14 islands is a convenient 7.2 m/s and, at less than 30m, water depths are suited to fixed-bottom wind development. However, it would be impossible to build the wind farms without encroaching on fishing territories within the stator network.

A government representative said that the local authorities are taking these concerns very seriously, and stressed that offshore wind construction creates jobs. The official also stated that fishermen would be compensated and attractive pension schemes considered.

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