NEFSA Responds to Damaged Vineyard Wind Turbine Struck by Lightning
The Vineyard Wind turbine that fell apart in July 2024 was struck by lightning last week, prompting a Coast Guard response and a scramble to assess damage and fallout. There […]
NEFSA Statement on Right Whale #5120 Fatality
Statement of Dustin Delano, NEFSA COO and fourth-generation lobsterman: New England fishermen have gone to great lengths to protect the Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale. As true stewards of […]
AP News: Stricter Lobster Fishing Rules Scrapped After Complaints from Fishermen About Harm to Industry
Read the full story on AP News. PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishing industry regulators have decided to scrap stricter new lobster fishing standards off New England in the wake of […]
Lobstermen Saved from Industry-Crushing Regulation
Washington, D.C. – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) sided with New England’s lobstermen and walked back a proposed regulatory plan poised to cause dire economic consequences to their […]
Fishermen Making Comeback After Trump EO on Wind
Portland, Maine — Commercial fishermen and maritime communities finally got relief from foreign green energy companies industrializing their coasts and natural resources. President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order withdrawing […]
NEFSA Defeats Addendum 27
Portland, ME – Lobstermen in Maine are breathing a sigh of relief after regulators walked back a plan that would have put many fishermen out of business. The state of […]
NEFSA v. Raimondo District Court Decision Release
Portland, Maine – A federal court gave hardworking fishermen a partial victory against rogue bureaucrats this week, declaring that a key regulatory body is unconstitutional in critical respects. The U.S. District […]
New England Shrimp are Back
Portland, Maine – Following months of advocacy by NEFSA on behalf of coastal communities, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) announced the formation of a pilot program for a […]
Daily Caller: ‘It’s Gonna End On Day One’: GOP Lawmakers, Fishermen Urge Trump To Keep Promise To Axe Offshore Wind
Read the full story on Daily Caller. Critics of the offshore wind industry are calling on President-elect Donald Trump to keep his campaign promise of ending federal support for offshore […]
AP: Trump has vowed to kill US offshore wind projects. Will he succeed?
Read the full story on AP. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Opponents of offshore wind energy projects expect President-elect Donald Trump to kill an industry he has vowed to end […]