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 and heritage. The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) wields vast power over the fate of commercial fishing in five New England states. But its […]
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 cut corners to bring their flagship project online. Despite the compounding safety concerns at Vineyard Wind, lease auctions loom for wind farms in the Gulf […]
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 victory. The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that the Sear’s Island offshore wind terminal will not receive funds from the 2021 infrastructure law. While […]
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 government put our livelihoods and our coastal communities up on the auction block. The areas slated for industrialization cover prime, multi-generational fishing grounds that will […]
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 Association CEO Jerry Leeman issued the following statement: The New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) remains steadfast in its opposition to the industrialization of our […]
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. While earnestly billing themselves as eco-forward, certain officials are making it clear that foreign companies can tarnish American fisheries and face no consequences. It remains […]
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 bearing the consequences of this administration’s investments in ocean industrialization. Our members are still pulling detritus out of the water and navigating hazardous fiberglass shards […]
NEFSA Applauds Addendum 27 Delay
Washington, D.C. – The New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) is praising federal regulators for delaying new regulations that threaten the future of the iconic lobster fishery. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) voted 9-1 late Tuesday to delay implementation of Addendum 27 by six months to July 1, 2025. Addendum 27 increases minimum […]
NEFSA Statement on Douglas Emhoff’s Visit to Nantucket
New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) CEO Jerry Leeman issued the following statement regarding presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ husband, Douglas Emhoff, headlining a Nantucket fundraiser: “The Vineyard Wind blade disaster has confirmed fishermen’s worst fears about offshore wind. Massive fiberglass shards remain a huge navigational hazard for our members. We remain gravely concerned that micro-particles […]
NEFSA Statement on Vineyard Wind Appeal
New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) CEO Jerry Leeman issued the following statement ahead of oral arguments before the First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in RODA v. Department of the Interior on Thursday July 25. “The Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA) put the government on notice over two years ago that Vineyard Wind’s turbines aren’t […]