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. […]
Fishermen On Clean Up Duty While POTUS Extolls OSW Investments
President Joe Biden extolled his administration’s progress on ocean industrialization Thursday morning. Jerry Leeman, CEO of the New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) issued the following statement. “Commercial fishermen are already […]
National Review: New England Fishermen Sound the Alarm after Wind Turbine Litters Local Waters with Fiberglass
Read the full story on National Review. Six weeks after a turbine blade broke apart at a wind farm off the coast of Nantucket, sending fiberglass shards into nearby waters that washed […]
Daily Caller: ‘We’ve Been Steamrolled’: Fishermen Protest Offshore Wind Following Turbine Failure That Shed Debris Into Atlantic
Read the full story on Daily Caller. Scores of fishermen took to the seas Sunday to protest offshore wind developments after a damaged wind blade scattered toxic debris off the […]
Fox News: ‘Menace to our fisheries’: New England flotilla unites to protest wind farm after turbine ‘disaster’
Read the full story on Fox News. A fleet of 25 fishing boats off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, rallied together on Sunday to protest Vineyard Wind, an offshore wind […]
Nantucket Current: At Sea And On Land, Protests Against Vineyard Wind
Read the full story on Nantucket Current. At sea and on land, Nantucket residents protested on Sunday against Vineyard Wind and the development of offshore wind energy in the waters […]
WMUR: New regulations on lobstering delayed amid pushback from Seacoast lobstermen
Read the full story on WMUR. PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — New federal regulations on the lobstering industry are being delayed after months of pushback from local lobstermen. The rules would increase […]
Fish Focus: Lobstermen Stall Devastating New Catch Limits
Read the full story on Fish Focus. The New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) is praising federal regulators for delaying new regulations that threaten the future of the iconic lobster […]
WMTW: Big changes could be coming for local lobstermen, but not as soon as expected
Read the full story on WMTW. PORTLAND, Maine — The implementation of a proposed rule that says fishermen must catch larger lobster or toss them back in the water has […]