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Fears seafood from famous fishing area could be contaminated

Alyssa Guzman

Aug 9, 2024

Many of Nantucket's beaches were shut down after the turbine was damaged on July 13, dumping six truckloads worth of debris into the water. It's unclear how the wind turbine was damaged.

Government agencies are monitoring the level of debris in the water off Nantucket after a wind turbine broke, potentially affecting seafood in the area when thousands of pieces of fiberglass and styrofoam were sent into the water.


Many of Nantucket's beaches were shut down after the turbine was damaged on July 13, dumping six truckloads worth of debris into the water. It's unclear how the wind turbine was damaged.


The State Department of Environmental Protection and Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) and other federal agencies met with the Nantucket select board on Wednesday to discuss the fallout from the damaged structure, the Vineyard Gazette reported. 


Although none of the agencies believe seafood in the area is at risk, they continue to monitor the situation. Shell-fishing is still allowed in the region.

'It will be difficult to really assess the impact of these additional contaminants produced by this incident from the background,' Chrissy Petitpas, an aquaculture biologist at DMF, told the Gazette. 


Many of Nantucket's beaches were shut down after the turbine was damaged on July 13, dumping six truckloads worth of debris into the water. It's unclear how the wind turbine was damaged


The State Department of Environmental Protection and Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) and other federal agencies met with the Nantucket select board on Wednesday to discuss the fallout from the damaged structure.


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