Fishermen slam Biden admin’s offshore wind push as threat to jobs, sea life
Read the full story on Fox News. New England fishermen are sounding the alarm on studies that reveal offshore wind turbines emit electic currents that are deforming lobster and haddock, and “imitate effects of climate change” by raising ocean surface temperatures. The New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) on Monday released an Offshore Wind Research […]
Billboard protests offshore wind outside Blaine House
Read the full story on News Center Maine. AUGUSTA, Maine — A billboard attached to a truck took laps around the Blaine House Tuesday afternoon in Augusta. On the side of the billboard was a plea to stop offshore wind development. The billboard was provided by the New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association and was a […]
Biden administration blasted for ‘hypocrisy’ on offshore wind as it scrambles to probe whale deaths
Read the full story on Fox News. The Biden administration appears to be scrambling for research on the conflict between wind turbines and a highly endangered whale species on the East Coast following reports of “unprecedented” whale deaths. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), a regulatory body from the Department of Interior that leases […]
To Protect Maine Fisheries and Coastal Communities, Golden Introduces Bill to Prohibit Commercial Of
Read the full press release on Jared Golden’s website. WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today announced the introduction of the Northeast Fisheries Heritage Protection Act. This bill would prohibit commercial offshore wind energy development in Lobster Management Area 1 (LMA 1) in the Gulf of Maine and initiate a federal study on the environmental […]
Maine’s lobstermen are a dying breed
Read the full story at The Spectator. It’s 5 a.m. in early May in Harpswell, Maine — “a working waterfront” community. I’m sipping coffee on the deck of Mark and Judy Sgantas’s charming home. The Sgantases are distressed about the government overreach and so-called “green energy” initiatives their neighbors have told them are apt to […]
NEFSA COO Dustin Delano Appears on Fox News to Discuss Maine Lobstermen Association Court Victory
New England fishermen band together in new coalition
View the full story at Mount Desert Islander. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND — The New England Fishermen Stewardship Association (NEFSA), a recently formed organization advocating for people who earn their livelihoods with traps, nets and trawls in New England waters, offers something that other advocacy groups do not, according to Executive Director Jerry Leeman, a Harpswell […]
Maine lobstermen catch big court victory against Biden administration’s ‘egregious’ regulations
Read the full story at Fox News. A group of Maine lobstermen won a big legal victory in court Friday in their lawsuit against the Biden administration over regulations they said threatened their livelihood. Last year, the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) sued the Biden administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for its new rule that […]
Opinion: NOAA’s catch quotas rely on inaccurate data
Read the full story on National Fisherman. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is convinced that fish stocks in New England are declining, and they’re regulating fishermen into oblivion as a result. There’s no evidence that they’re right. In fact, NOAA doesn’t have any reliable evidence at all. The agency has not completed a full […]
NEFSA Founder Jerry Leeman III Discusses Crippling Boat Restrictions