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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]