German-based energy company E.ON is planning to build a massive windfarm off the Yorkshire coast. The company says that the windfarm could have as many as 83 turbines, which will be around 410 feet high and visible from the Holderness coast. However, there is dismay among fishermen as they say that the windfarm will be located in one of the top shellfish areas - with boats from Bridlington and Withernsea and Hornsea fishing in the area. Government regulations state that wind farms must have a 50 metre safety zone around them, which would mean Yorkshire fishermen being unable to fish in some of the most productive areas. The Humber Gateway development will be located five miles off Easington and only eight miles from another proposed offshore wind farm - Westernmost Rough. This could mean that two fishing areas will be off-limits to local fishermen. Fishermens?EUR(TM) representatives have condemned the plan, saying they are disgusted that no one had consulted them over the plans and that those who would be most affected were always the last to find out. Only last year the fishermen of East Yorkshire suffered their equipment being damaged by illegal French fishing. This is another blow to a traditional industry of the Yorkshire coast. source: British National Party Tag: E.ON, windfarm, Humber Gateway