Commercial fishermen have high hopes for new Trump administration
Portland, Maine – Commercial fishermen hope the incoming Trump administration will protect America’s fisheries and maritime workers from foreign energy developers. “The sea sustains whole communities around our country, but […]
Fishermen Fight Bureaucrats to Defend Their Way of Life
Read more from Townhall. Fishermen are going to court in Portland, Maine, on Tuesday to protect their businesses and communities from an unconstitutional regulatory commission that is a menace to […]
NEFSA Defends Fisheries Against Unconstitutional Regulatory Attacks
Portland, Maine – The New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) appeared in a Portland federal court today to defend hardworking fishermen from an unconstitutional regulatory body that menaces their businesses […]
NEFSA CEO Reacts to Removal of Vineyard Wind Blades
Read the full story on Nantucket Current NEFSA CEO Jerry Leeman reacts: “Vineyard Wind is a slow-rolling disaster. It is now obvious that foreign mega developers and their political allies […]
NEFSA Reacts: Feds Reject Half-billion Dollar Plan for Wind Terminal on Sear’s Island
Read the full story on Fox23 Maine. NEFSA COO Dustin Delano reacts: “Today’s welcome news is a temporary reprieve for the people of the Searsport region and not a permanent […]
NEFSA Applauds Delayed Implementation of Addendum 27
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission today voted to delay implementation of Addendum 27. Addendum 27 raises minimum allowable catch size for lobsters. NEFSA COO Dustin Delano issued the following […]
NEFSA Statement on Gulf of Maine Wind Lease Auctions
Jerry Leeman, CEO of the New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) issued the following statement on the Gulf of Maine wind lease auction, which begins on Tuesday, Oct. 29. “The […]
NEFSA Reacts to BOEM’s Lease Areas and Sale Notice for Offshore Wind Leases
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management published final lease areas and sale notice for Gulf of Maine offshore wind leases in the federal register this morning. New England Fishermen’s Stewardship […]
New York Times: Broken Blades, Angry Fishermen and Rising Costs Slow Offshore Wind
Read more full story in the New York Times. The collapse of a giant wind turbine blade off the Massachusetts coast confirmed Peter Kaizer’s worst fears about the dangers a […]
NEFSA CEO Reacts to New Offshore Wind Development in New England
“We are shocked that the New England states are awarding Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners with new development contracts less than two months after the blade debacle at Vineyard Wind. […]