Green Rebel Marine, the Cork-based business set up to maintain offshore wind farms, has announced a new strategic partnership with Fisheries Liaisons Ltd.
The partnership is seen as “being a key factor” in communicating with the wider marine and fishing community as development of offshore wind farms picks up pace.
The relationship between Fisheries Liaisons Limited and Green Rebel Marine is designed to ensure coastal communities are consulted with in advance of any work and “fully informed of the latest developments” involving wind farm operations.
Pearse Flynn of Green Rebel Marine says that having come from a fishing community, he appreciates the importance of the industry to livelihoods around the coast.
“The roll-out of offshore wind will cross with the fishing industry at a number of points and this new relationship with Fisheries Liaisons Ltd will mean that fishermen and their representatives organisations will be kept in the loop at all times,” Flynn says.
We aim to create a one-stop-shop between the fishing sector, their communities and the energy companies looking to place wind farms in Irish territorial waters. This new sector will create jobs and secure the future of our coastal communities.
Fisheries Liaison Limited has three full-time staff, who will be based at the headquarters of Green Rebel Marine in Crosshaven, Co. Cork.
Mark O’Reilly of Fisheries Liaisons Ltd says this is an opportunity to grow the team and provide a better service to the stakeholder concerned with this developing industry.
“Joining forces with Green Rebel Marine provides the platform we need to safeguard our fishing communities whilst enabling the development of offshore renewable energy towards a greener future for all,” O’Reilly added.
“With energy companies now looking to place infrastructure at sea, we need to ensure that there is advance engagement at every turn and that the fishing communities know they can rely on us.”
80 jobs to be created in maintaining offshore wind farms in Cork
AgriLand reported in September that Green Rebel Marine announced plans to create 80 new jobs.
Flynn has invested €10 million of his own money into the project, including the purchase of two specially equipped, high-technology ships to service this industry.
The new jobs will be created in Crosshaven within the next 18 months. The first vessel – the Bibby Athena, which will be renamed to Roman Rebel – has already arrived into Cork. The second is scheduled to arrive later this year.